I suppose that insurance companies are involved, so ineviatebly this will go to appeal.
Given that the insurance companies will have stacks of cash to appeal this into the next century and that its the word of the NTSB v a judge with no avaition experience who is fond of his own opinion, it doesn't take a genius to work out who will come out on top.
That said, it's an extremely unpleasant state of affairs for the families involved who are the only one's who will really suffer.