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What "language that requires United to pay the settlement" are you talking about? Please point to a reference regarding your assertion.Check your facts before rambling incoherently. The settlement is final, but that has nothing to do with ALPA's suit against UAL to enforce the language that requires UAL to pay the settlement. It may take a while, but UAL will likely have to pay the entire settlement amount in the end.
As far as ALPA "eating the bill," the amount that ALPA actually has to pay, as opposed to what the insurance companies will pay, is rather small. ALPA's budget is still balanced for the year and the financial situation is improving.