What I'm stating is that the UW's were not going to be granted a Class 18 + 19 claim, likewise they were not going to receive nothing. The only viable options were that they received a Class 18 claim, a Class 19 claim OR that the issue was litigated. Obviously they both agreed on the Class 19 claim which is what JMW was trying to get across to AG. That this option, based on the facts now before the court, was the best option for everyone, including Equity. What makes this appeal even sillier is that the judge made it crystal clear that if this settlement was presented to her, she would have approved it!!! Anyone who listened carefully to who matters most, JMW, could discern that she was never going to invalidate the settlement. In fact I believe if AG was not of the opposite gender, JMW's tone would have been dismissive and more hostile, ie J. Nelson.
Why would anyone fight for what was earned in an agreement?...I know of no one who would readily give up their property based on a baseless objection. Whatever value escrows may have that is still to be fully determined and as such the UW's have every right, based on a legal agreement to defend that ownership.