Iirc, the "paper of record", the NY Times, published that their sources disclosed that CBK's and Lauren's family received a settlement amount of 66 million dollars - $33,000.000 for each daughter.
Apply whatever credibility you want to those figures, but that sounds about right to me in this instance, even though I'm one who thinks that parties to these settlements where media interest is high mutually agree to keep the actual figure sealed but agree to leak a certain amount to the media that encompasses some truth.
For example, I'm skeptical that Christina Onassis settled for $26,000,000 with Jackie O. I think it was higher, but both parties agreed to "leak" to the press that amount for whatever reasons they had to do so.
It's just me, and what do I know, but I think part of the reason Caroline Kennedy paid readily, quickly and generously is because a protracted, ugly, negotiation had the potential for info to to be publicly discussed in the media at the embarrassing, damaging, colossal misjudgment by JFK, Jr in deciding to fly.
Avoiding that was worth every penny to Caroline, I would surmise.
And, according to credible reports, and it may even be in the NTSB official report (I haven't read it, but it's available) that, the fatal evening, an experienced, instrument trained pilot cautioned JFK, JR. about conditions and suggested he not fly and perhaps even tried to persuade him not to fly, or, to let him fly for them, but JFK, Jr, declined.
