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Case 1:15-cv-07433-LAP Document 1320-18 Filed 01/03/24 Page 14 of 40 Ms. Giuffre’s Deposition in the Defamation Case As the defamation action moved forward, Dershowitz subpoenaed Ms. Giuffre to a deposition. McCawley Decl., Exhibit 11, Composite Exhibit of excerpts from transcript of deposition of Ms. Giuffre. During the deposition, held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Ms. Giuffre was represented by the undersigned legal counsel, who asserted objections to revealing attorney- client information where the questions called for revealing confidential attorney client communications. See, e.g., id. at 22-23; 131-32; 173-74; 183; 208. During the deposition, Ms. Giuffre specifically stated that “I decide not to waive my [attorney-client] privilege at this time.” Id. at 174. Ms. Giuffre also denied that Cassell and Edwards had ever pressured her into identifying someone as being involved in her sexual abuse. /d. at 200-12 The Settlement of the Defamation Case Ultimately, Cassell, Edwards, and Dershowitz agreed to settle their defamation case. That settlement included both a public statement and confidential monetary payments. As part of the settlement, Cassell and Edwards withdrew their allegations against Dershowitz in the defamation case contained in the then-pending summary judgment motion. McCawley Decl., Exhibit 12, Notice of Withdrawal of Summary Judgment Motion. As explained in the notice of withdrawal of this motion, “the withdrawal of the referenced filings is not intended to be, and should not be construed as being, an acknowledgement by Edwards and Cassell that the allegation made by Ms. Giuffre were mistaken. Edwards and Cassell do acknowledge that the public filing in the Crime Victims’ Rights Act case of their client’s allegation against Defendant Dershowitz became a major distraction from the merits of the well-founded Crime Victims’ Rights Act by causing delay and, as a consequence, turned out to be a tactical mistake.” Jd. All these actions settling the Florida defamation case took place in Florida.