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All MSNBC has to do is say “MSNBC is not responsible for the crazy conspiracy theories proposed by our insane staff

Dr. Amin has MSNBC dead to rights, that's why they're settling. The NPR article doesn't mention (surprise surprise) the juiciest stuff- MSNBC's internal communications over the matter, which were revealed during discovery.

Maddow, Chris Hayes, and their producers, behind the scenes, all had serious reservations about the story, but decided to run with it anyway. After it ran on multiple shows, MSNBC's standards/legal department intervened and pointed out that there was zero supporting evidence, and all they could find was mention of 2 hysterectomies- one of which they couldn't even verify occurred, the other was medically valid. And then Hayes and Maddow doubled down and ran follow up stories presenting the claims as corroborated anyway. The judge ruled all of the above as undisputed fact last year.

So yeah, Dr. Amin's lawyer already demonstrated that MSNBC as an organization knew better and acted with actual malice.

I wouldn't be shocked if they're settling for more than the $30 million he sued for- no chance in hell they win in court, and when even the judge is saying actual malice is coming into play, punitive damages start looming pretty tall...