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Case 1:15-cv-07433-LAP Document 1320-18 Filed 01/03/24 Page 12 of 40 While the CVRA case was moving forward in the Southern District of Florida on behalf of Jane Does | and 2, separate litigation developed between the pro bono attorneys who had filed the lawsuit (Cassell and Edwards) and Dershowitz. After the filing of the joinder motion in the CVRA case, Dershowitz took the airwaves to attack not only Jane Doe 3, but also Cassell and Edwards. Typical of these attacks was one levelled on CNN, in which Dershowitz alleged: If they [Cassell and Edwards] had just done an hours’ worth of research and work, they would have seen she is lying through her teeth. . . . They’re prepared to lie, cheat, and steal. These are unethical lawyers. ... They can’t be allowed to have a bar card to victimize more innocent people. Hala Gorani — CNN Live (Jan. 5, 2015). Cassell and Edwards then filed a state law defamation action against Dershowitz in Broward County, Florida. See McCawley Decl., Exhibit. 5, Complaint in Edwards and Cassell v. Dershowitz. The complaint alleged that Dershowitz had engaged in a “massive public media assault on the reputation and character” of Cassell and Edwards. Jd. at 4. Ms. Giuffre was not a party to this defamation lawsuit. The Florida Court Rejects a Waiver of Attorney Clients Privilege Argument As Cassell and Edwards’ Florida defamation action moved forward, Dershowitz sought to make an argument that they had somehow waived their client’s (Ms. Giuffre’s) attorney-client privilege. On September 8, 2015, Dershowitz filed a motion to compel Cassell and Edwards to produce documents and additional responses to interrogatories. McCawley Decl., Exhibit. 6, Motion to Compel. In his motion, Dershowitz argued that Cassell and Edwards “have waived any privilege or protection that would otherwise attach to responsive documents and information > Available at http://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2015/01/05/wrn-uk-sex-abuse-allegations-alan-dershowitz- intv.cnn.