"Google settled the case out of court"
Probably a smart move. They just delete the links to the specific material NT1 did not like and that's it.
Having no judgment probably stopped NT1 widening the censorship and means that a search for NT1's real name will still bring out other links and new links can be added in the future.
It also keeps the matter running as thousands of inquisitive people are searching the Inetrwebs to discover who NT1 is