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Lesley Groff
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Thur 8/4/2011 12:41:17 PM
Subject Re: Brad Edwards
Will do
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On Aug 4, 2011, at 8:26 AM, Jeffrey Epstein leevacation@gmail.com> wrote:
send a note that says„ can we speak , ?
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On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 11:11 AM, Lesley Groff
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Lesley,
Please pass this along to Mr. Epstein.
CONFIDENTIAL — FOR SETTLEMENT PURPOSES ONLY
Again, I agree that our previous discussions were productive. Or at
least could have been.... You expressed that you wanted to resolve
both cases — (I) my case and (2) the
You suggested a
binding arbitration with a high/low component on my case, and we
discussed me putting together a proposal for resolving the
case after I spoke with my clients. I immediately attempted to put
your ideas in motion, but you apparently rejected the idea for the
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high/low agreement that you proposed. So I stopped preparing the
proposal on the_case because it appeared i was wasting my
time.
As for the "insertion of my attorney", maybe I was not clear enough
on the phone, so I will say this as plainly as I can so that there is no
confusion. Disclataa regarding my case cannot be linked to the
resolution of the M.
case for obvious ethical reasons. That is
why I turned over the finalizing of the settlement on my case to Jack
Scarola. To be absolutely sure the separate negotiations are not
inappropriately intertwined, I have given Jack complete discretion to
resolve the abuse of process claim on terms that I consider to be
reasonable and based upon the discussions that you and I have
already had.
If it is the uncertainty of the proposal regarding the
case that
caused you to delay these negotiations by refusing to accept the
terms related to the resolution of my case, then I will try to clear that
up. As you know, you are not a party to the
case. That case
is not about money; it never has been, it never will be. My clients
have absolutely no desire to settle this case. They want to fight until
the end to hopefully achieve some real justice, and we feel very
strong in our position in that case and believe that case will result in
significant positive change for crime victims. For me to ever
recommend to my clients that they dismiss the
action, and for
my clients to listen to such a recommendation, they would have to
feel that they accomplished something extraordinary for crime
victims. With that said, the general structure of any settlement on the
oiliiclude the formation, participation in, and funding of a crime
case would be pretty straightforward and simple. It would
victims-type Foundation. There will be no payment provision to
or
or any of the other victims, and no payment of
attorney's fees or anything like that; in fact, no payment to anyone
other than the Foundation. This is more than fair under the
circumstances and completely in-line with our discussions. However,
until you or your attorney reach an agreement with Jack as to how
we jibing to proceed on my case, there is nothing to discuss on
the
case.
Sincerely,
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Brad Edwards
Please see Mr. Epstein's message below.
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Brad,
I am truly sorry that we were not able to sit down face to face to continue our
discussions. This is especially so given the fact that I thought you
and I had agreed that our discussions were at last productive,
particularly as there were no other attorneys involved. Just by
talking, you and I resolved both the=and.claims in less than
thirty minutes. So, I have to admit that I am disappointed at your
suggestion that I am somehow not acting in good faith. I was quite
surprised to have received a take it or leave it demand from Jack
Scarola instead of the proposal for a workable structure that we
agreed. You and I have started a constructive dialogue that I hope
will continue. In that regard, I believe you might want to consider
the fact that you told me that your lost wages for billable hours were
approximately $250K. Additionally, you thought that pain and
suffering and damage to your reputation could somehow get you to a
million dollars in damages. You said that was without even
considering punitive damages. At the same time, however, you also
suggested that you were unwilling to accept any confidentiality
obligations because you bad already received an offer for a
movie/book deal for a million dollars or more. Moreover, you have
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already settled a number of cases with me this ear and are
continuing to pursue the
ase, so
I am unclear how you can continue to assert that your ability to bring
in new cases has been damaged or that your income earning potential
has been severely impacted. As you, yourself, said to me, the
publicity alone cuts both ways. All that being said, it appears that,
with the insertion of your attorney, things have come to an
unnceccsary halt. I am awaitin what ou su ested was a
thoughtful idea on th
case. If
you would like to resume our dialogue in an attempt to resolve
everything, please feel free to call my secretary or Darren Indyke.
Brad, I am sincerely disappointed that we have come to this point so
soon after we have been able to make some real progress, but I hope
to hear from you so we can resume our talks.
Sincerely.
Jeffrey Epstein
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