34 H3VOGIU1 ih amount has something that the jury should consider. Your 2 Honor, the papers set forth very clearly that there's a 3 specific rule of evidence directly on point with respect to 4 settlement agreements, and they can't be used in that manner. 5 Your Honor, we cite to our papers on that with respect 6 to any prior settlement agreement being entered into evidence id at the trial. 8 MR. CASSELL: I believe I have the next three. 9 Item 18 then is defamation litigation. And your Honor 10 is aware that there was a separate lawsuit that's spun out of Pi. this situation where Cassell and Edwards filed a defamation 12 action in Florida State Court against Alan Dershowitz. Alan 13 Dershowitz then counterclaimed. That was litigated in Florida 14 State Court for about a year. Ultimately, the parties settled 15 their differences in an undisclosed financial arrangements and, 16 as part of the comprehensive settlement, Cassell and Edwards de then withdraw summary judgment against Dershowitz. 18 It was as expressly understood when the parties agreed 19 upon this confidential settlement, there was then a statement 20 in which it was said that Ms. Giuffre reaffirms her 21 allegations, and the withdrawal of the reference to the filings 22 is not intended to be and should not be construed as being an 23 acknowledgment by Edwards and Cassell that the allegations made 24 by Ms. Giuffre were mistaken. 25 There was a portion of the statement that talked about SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_011337