I agree about the Jury finding....the NTSB clearly stated the Engines were not the cause and were operating correctly. I am sure upon Appeal the Jury Verdict shall fail.
Now that Federal Indictments are done....the two guys on the hook will have to make some decisions about how to respond to those charges. I am sure they are lawyered up and will be receiving some very expensive Legal Advice.
They are going to have consider some sort of Plea Bargain as I can bet the US Attorney would prefer to settle this out of court as the FAA and USFS are going to be wearing a lot of Egg on their face should it go to Trial. Likewise, when the civil proceeding starts....as you know the Families are going to go after these two and Carson now that the two executives are under indictment.
The major cause of the accident is the false performance data and the false Weight and Balance information.