EFTA Document EFTA01368204

Page 31 of 32 The noted defense lawyer Alan M. Dershowitz and two lawyers who had sued him claiming defamation have dropped court actions against each side, ending a prominent dispute that included accusations of sexual misconduct against Mr. Oershowitz. The settlement, announced on Friday, included a financial arrangement. But a lawyer involved in the case would not say who had paid. "The contractual terms of the settlement prevent me from saying anything: said the lawyer, Jack Scarola, who represents the two lawyers who had sued Mr. Dershowitz in a circuit court in Florida about a year ago claiming defamation, Bradley J. Edwards and Paul G. Cassell. Mr. Dershowitz, who has represented such celebrities as O.J. Simpson and Leona Helmsley. said he was traveling. However, a spokesman for him, Richard Simpson, declined to discuss the agreements financial arrangements saying they were confidential. The dispute traces back to Mr. Dershowitz's representation of Jeffrey E. Epstein, a money manger who was accused a decade ago of paying underage girls for sexual services. Mr. Epstein subsequently pleaded guilty to two charges and was sentenced to 18 months in Jail, though he was allowed to spend many days working on the outside. In 2014, one of Mr. Epsteln's accusers, claimed in court papers filed in a lawsuit seeking to have his plea agreement thrown out, that Mr. Dershowitz had sex with rrer vmne she was a teenager. Mr. Dershowitz adamantly denied the assertions and described her lawyers, Mr. Edwards and Mr. Cassell, as "villains" who had fabricated the charges. The quently sued Mr. Dershowitz claiming defamation. and he responded with a counterclaim. Meanwhile, a judge struck comments from a court filing. Under the settlement. Mr. Edwards and Mr. Cassell acknowledged making what they described as a 'tactical mistake" in filing the sexual misconduct accusations against Mr. Dershowitz as part of a lawsuit in which he was not a party. However, they issued a statement saying their client stands behind her claims. Mr. Dershowitz has said he has travel records and other documents to prove that he was not in same place as when she claims they had encounters. On Friday, he released a statement by Louis J. Freeh, the former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, whom Mr. Dershowtz hired to investigate the matter. "Our investigation found no evidence to support the accusations of sexual misconduct." Mr. Freeh's statement said. URL: LOAD-DATE: April 12, 2016 LANGUAGE: ENGLISH GRAPHIC: PHOTO: Two lawyers accused Alan Dershowitz of defamation for saying they had made up an accusation that he had sex with a teenager. (PHOTOGRAPH BY TODD HEISLER/THE NEW YORK TIMES) PUBLICATION-TYPE: Newspaper Copyright 2016 The New York Times Company Return to List 17 of 19 Documents No Documents Found - Cases Search Terms:NAME((Jeffrey E w/3 Epstein)) AND (DATE >=2013-04-30) Source:Federal & State Court Cases - After 1944. Combined ; UK Cases, Combined; All Hong Kong Case Law; Commonwealth and Irish Cases. Combined - Displayed by Date, Malaysia and Brunei Cases; International Court of Justice Decisions, Combined; Jurisprudence administrative; JurisData & Cours suprftmes; Inedit Cow d'appel; Australian Commonwealth. State & Territory Case Law, Canadian Cases: England & Wales Cases. Combined; EUR-Lex European Union Cases; European Court of Justice Cases https://www.lexisnexis.com/dd/delivery/PmtDoc.do?jobHandle=1825:640721064&dnldFil... 4/30/2018 CONFIDENTIAL - PURSUANT TO FED. R. CRIM. P. 6(e) DB-SDNY-0059870 CONFIDENTIAL SDNY GM_00206054 EFTA01368204