"step 2. resolve lawsuits so that the companies can sell new shares to raise capital:
While lawsuits must and likely all will be resolved individually with individual plaintiffs, in my view, it would be to my advantage if I'm the Treasury (& keep in mind that I control the Money Printing Press), to offer a Premium over the $17+ Valuation in order to mitigate in the overall public view any concerns that shareholders were being (haha further) abused.