The SAIC report explains it pretty well. "...proven to be commercially viable".
The big investors look at that report from a world class firm and see the future of JBI and want to be part of it.
They look at the SEC case and realize that it is not going to be a show stopper. In fact they think that it is an annoyance that needs to go away so in the letter agreement with Mr. Bordynuik they tell him to make it go away ASAP and we'll pay.
These are serious investors that have taken the time to thoroughly understand the risks and strengths of JBI, based on that understanding have committed very close to $11,000,000 to the company.