Settlements are not an indication of a win or an exoneration in any manner. It wouldn't have looked good for Netflix to double down and let it go further into the courts. Even if they won in court the backlash would have still been "big corporation vs a minority", it was a lose lose situation. It saved them the headache and makes sense to settle and just give her a special. What is your guess, $1-2M with a large chunk going to the lawyers?