Here is the actual court ruling. There was a DFR portion dismissed for not being timely under labor rules. The entire case was not thrown out and the court issued a ruling. The ruling explains the logic of the distribution method. Keep in mind that the pilot in question did not as far as I know ever return to work at Delta. Had the company not gone bankrupt after he became disabled there would have been no benefit. With the bankruptcy and the chosen distribution method he received a substantial amount of money above and beyond his disibility benefit which was untouched in the chapter 11 filing. The company wanted reductions in the disibility benefit but the union fought for and retained 100% of the the pre bankruptcy disibility plan. The claim money was specifically to reimburse pilots for the pay and benefit cuts post bankruptcy. There were no pay or benefit cuts for disabled pilots however they were still awarded 3 out of 4 silos.
http://crewroom.alpa.org/DesktopModu...2311&Tabid=452