( CNN ) -- Comedian Adam Carolla settled a lawsuit Tuesday filed by a former friend of 30 years who claimed he had been cheated out of his share of Carolla 's popular podcast . Donny Misraje , a television editor and producer , had sought $ 4.5 million in damages from Carolla , his friend since their high school days in suburban Los Angeles . Misraje claimed to be the creative force behind Carolla 's podcast and contended he was promised 30 % of the company . Carolla completed his testimony in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday ; Misraje testified last week and the case was winding to a close . Terms of the settlement were confidential . `` It was a good deal for my side and a smart deal for his side , '' said Misraje 's lawyer , Greg Doll . The deal was reached after the judge issued a ruling that limited Misraje 's claim for damages from 2009 to 2012 , the year Carolla fired him . Misraje had sought a share of the podcast profits until 2017 . Carolla 's lawyer , Mark Geragos , said the ruling caused the plaintiffs to blink . `` After Adam 's compelling testimony yesterday and Judge ( Michael ) Johnson 's ruling today gutting their expert 's damage theory , apparently they finally woke up to the fact that their case was disintegrating before their very eyes , '' said Geragos , who also is a legal analyst for CNN . Doll said several jurors told him they were leaning toward Misraje . The only question they had , he added , was how high the damage award should be . The case told the story of the unraveling of a decades-long friendship between `` Ace '' Carolla and `` The Weez '' Misraje that began during the 1980s at North Hollywood High School . Carolla was a frequent visitor at the Misrajes ' home , often helping himself to food in the family refrigerator . When their other friends went away to college , the two rented an apartment and worked odd jobs . They rehabbed a 1964 Cadillac limousine , which they drove to clubs and parties , `` Entourage '' -style . The saga of 'Ace ' and 'The Weez ' Carolla , now 50 , eventually found his niche at a Los Angeles FM radio station , KROQ , and Misraje worked at several network and syndicated television productions , including `` The Tonight Show With Jay Leno . '' He now works as a producer at `` The Queen Latifah Show . '' Misraje claimed he came up with the idea for Carolla to launch his podcast in 2009 when he lost his L.A. morning radio show on CBS station KLSX . He claimed he was promised a cut of the business in a `` handshake deal '' but never got it in writing . He told the jury that , based on his friend 's word , he walked away from his $ 231,000-a-year job , took out a second mortgage on his home and encouraged his wife and cousin to join the business even though they might not see an immediate payday . The reason : Carolla was still bound to his CBS contract , which included a noncompete clause that kept them from soliciting revenue for the podcast during its first year . Once the podcast started making money , Misraje contended , Carolla pushed him and the others out of the business . Carolla , Geragos says , always maintained Misraje was n't the only person who encouraged him to start a podcast . Carolla called Misraje a `` partner '' to humor him and honor their longstanding friendship , the lawyer said . Carolla 's popular podcast became the record holder , surpassing British comedian Ricky Gervais with nearly 60 million unique downloads between March 2009 and March 2011 , according to Guinness World Records .
A settlement is reached during Adam Carolla podcast trial . The terms of settlement agreement are confidential . High school friend Donny Misraje had sought $ 4.5 million in damages . Misraje claimed Carolla promised him a partnership .