$2.2T, or it seems actually $2.15T, is the sum damage to the state economies as estimated by economists. Yes, the strategy here is effectively just to throw ou

$2.2T, or it seems actually $2.15T, is the sum damage to the state economies as estimated by economists. Yes, the strategy here is effectively just to throw out a huge number to argue that the damage done would be impossible to truly correct. But as a general principle you can't go to court and just ask for whatever number you feel like, you need to justify to the court exactly why you are owed that much. So they ran the numbers and $2.15T is what they thought they could justify.