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re: EPSTEIN: Maxwell -Lawyers Ask Judge For Retrial & Juror Inquiry
Giuffre-Epstein Settlement Released
Prince Andrew’s lawyers say deal shields royal from civil action …
The Guardian UK 4 JAN 2022
Prince Andrew civil case hearing looms
Lawyers for the prince contend that a release clause in the settlement restricts her ability to sue others connected to Epstein. The documents also showed she would be paid $500,000 as part of the settlement of her case against Epstein.
The prince – who vehemently denies the allegations made by Giuffre and is not mentioned in the 2009 settlement – has said that the deal shields him from any liability.
Lawyers for the prince contend the settlement contains provisions that bar Giuffre from taking legal action against many Epstein associates.
Giuffre has long accused Epstein and his sometime girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell – now a convicted sex trafficker – of forcing her into sex with the royal when she was 17.
It now falls to US district judge Lewis Kaplan in New York to determine whether the clause in the 2009 agreement blocks Giuffre’s lawsuit against Andrew.
The litigation is in its early stages, and Kaplan has said it could go to trial between September and December of 2022 if no settlement is reached.
A hearing over Andrew’s motion to dismiss the civil lawsuit is scheduled for Today.
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