General Discussion

That actually matches the reporting, which I assumed was incorrect, that terminating the lawsuit paved the way for a settlement.

That's the reverse of the law. There can be no settlement, at least when government party is involved, when there is no pending litigation. So terminating the lawsuit cannot pave the way for a settlement; a dismissal would follow a settlement, which would be memorialized in court records prior to dismissal - which is essentially what this document says. Because the litigation was dismissed - with prejudice (meaning it can't be filed again), without any reference to a settlement, there is no settlement.

It will be interesting to see where things go from here. I can't see any justification for setting up the fund Trump is yammering about when there is no legally cognizable settlement.