Just like a lot of other things in all the shenanigans that Billy and Diedre did in this comical story of UOIP. The inventors unfortunately picked the wrong group of people to handle this and then put way too much trust into some idiots that were out for their blood from the get-go. Hard to imagine any shareholder should have an ounce of care, though. These inventors also clearly made an effort to cut shareholders out of the pictures hoping for a bigger cut of the pie. This much has been made very clear with their actions. They deserve to get screwed just like the rest of us have been.
They have been privy of this nonsense well before the settlement even occurred and never raised a flag in court until AFTER the funds were secured. Might have been nervousness of creating a storm before there were available funds in the middle of an intense lawsuit that was close to trial - however, their actions are very suspicious here just like every other involved party.