Simply the safest course of action. They most likely want to be able to throw paltry amounts of cash at people so when they're brought into court, they can say "we spent millions on making this right with the populace!" which acts as a similar bait and switch used by the powers that be and Daily Wire, where they emphasize "millions" without detailing that it's a paltry sum.

I really hope he didn't screw himself up.

I feel so bad for him they just purchased the house this summer. I told him get an independent testing done in his house. I told him I will pay for it.