Always been a bit of a Felder fan since I saw his name on the credits of "Hotel California" and "Victim of Love" a...long time ago on a tape, hehe...and I remember being nonplussed when he got canned in 2000 (or technically 01/2001 I guess). Anyway I finally finished his book today, a great read, after seeing the "History" documentary recently and it has left me with mixed feelings overall.
It does sound like a "misunderstanding" overall, as he wanted Azoff to tell "the Gods" when he got canned in the hope of being taken back on board. A misunderstanding because while he was legally an equal partner via Eagles Ltd (the judge agreed/settlement proves it), he was in effect a sideman throughout his tenure(s) with the Eagles and somehow didn't or refused realize it. Too bad his level headed wife only gave him the lowdown when it was too late (the "getting fired is the best thing that happened to you", etc...). Of course the fact that he wrote the music of "Hotel California", the track that too the Eagles to another level entirely, will have dimmed the issue.
Quite sad overall and it was unavoidable he would sue once he got canned although there was mention of a "severance package" but there might have been some confusion with the settlement he got later.
It seems there are still some legal issues outstanding since Henley told RS in 2013 that they weren't going to have Felder back since he "continues to engage in legal action against us" link. Seems strange since the settlement should have taken care of that, as well as getting his shares back in Eagles Ltd.
PS - as was noted in this thread I did notice that discrepancy between the "Susan went to get the HC demo tape" in the book and "the housekeeper went to get the tape" in the Vintage Rock interview, odd...