The Duke of York’s lawyers claim that he cannot be sued because of an earlier settlementThe Duke of York’s hopes of stopping a sexual assault lawsuit filed by Virginia Giuffre appeared to diminish today when a New York judge sharply questioned his lawyer’s arguments that an earlier settlement shielded him from being sued. As he sought to have the case dismissed, the duke’s lawyer, Andrew Brettler, argued that an agreement Giuffre signed with Jeffrey Epstein in 2009 to settle a $500,000 suit, protecting “other potential defendants” from further legal action, was intended to include Prince Andrew. SponsoredBut Judge Lewis Kaplan said the definition of “potential defendants” was unclear. Later, while questioning Giuffre’s lawyers, he pointed to two other sentences in the agreement which seemed to suggest that it could not be used by Andrew. Virginia Giuffre, who is seeking unspecified damages, with a photo of herself aged 16 EMILY MICHOT/MIAMI HERALD/TNS/GETTY IMAGESGiuffre, 38, sued Andrew in

Source: The Times January 04, 2022 16:39 UTC