Why this way the money went to the family and not lawyers.
No reason to wait for 10 years to get less money. Disney has been around the block before and knows what the going rate is for stupid. The people probably know that their lifestyle will be more than they ever dreamed putting the difference between $10 million and $50 million with a long wait and lawyers eating it up, as a small matter. Either payout won’t bring back their child. Depending what what the actual payout was, I think it’s the smartest move.