This could open the floodgates, how many other airlines have ordered and received the MAX or have unfulfilled orders for the aircraft but had routes and timetables already in place based on its arrival on a specific date ? The Lawyers must be rubbing their hands at the thought of the potential fees.
Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection might be the next step as there is no way Boeing could pay out for all the lost income airlines have suffered due to the grounding.