We settled out of court. The insurance company's att'y looked at settlements in similar cases and decided they'd save a whole bunch of money by folding early.
It is California, after all...
Actually, my reply was directed at the apparent blood-lust, or should I say cash lust, that some posters feel the victim was entitled to. Those same folks will post on threads supporting limits to lawsuits and they gripe about government spending/taxes. Then they post on threads like this one saying someone should have gone after big bucks by suing a municipality.
They guy deserved more, yes - but not at the taxpayer's expense.