Bridgewater Associates prides itself on open, honest (and usually videotaped) discussion, in which those with a right to an opinion can freely express themselves to one another, and then endure savage criticism of what they’ve said. It doesn’t always live up to that high standard, but now, thanks to it—and also probably some combination of the strength of the firm’s case and its interest in avoiding further bad publicity and additional bad blood at one of its regulators—Ray Dalio & co. have one fewer gender-based pay-discrimination claim looming over them.