Tag - defamation

Snapshot Giuffre v. Prince Andrew, No. 1:21-cv-06702, was a federal civil lawsuit filed by Virginia Roberts Giuffre against Prince Andrew, Duke of York, now known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. Giuffre alleged that Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell trafficked her to Andrew for sexual acts on three occasions when she was seventeen. The alleged encounters occurred ... Read more

Snapshot Alan Dershowitz’s legal history involving Jeffrey Epstein extends far beyond a single lawsuit. Dershowitz was part of Epstein’s legal defense team during the federal investigation that ended with the controversial 2007 nonprosecution agreement and Epstein’s 2008 Florida plea. He later attempted to intervene in survivors’ federal Crime Victims’ Rights Act litigation after Virginia Giuffre ... Read more

Snapshot Defamation became one of the most consequential legal battlegrounds surrounding Jeffrey Epstein. Survivors who publicly described Epstein’s abuse were frequently accused of lying, pursuing money, participating in extortion, or fabricating relationships with powerful people. Some responded by filing defamation lawsuits. Other defendants filed counterclaims accusing survivors and their attorneys of damaging their reputations. The ... Read more