They did lose to him. The whole reason they tried this illegal contract scheme is because they lost.
No they didn’t. He took far too long to make good on his promise, giving them the easy ability to end around him. So now they have all the benefits and none of the costs. And it will take years for a legal challenge to this probably quite legal contract to go wind through the courts. And it will be in effect that entire time. And DeSantis will be out long before then, and his replacement will probably give up. He should have never said what he was going to do, his only chance was to sneak up on them.