Epstein Secrets

ing copies of privileged documents that the judge had ordered them not to retain — on threat of sanctions — in a 2010 order. The recently disbanded South Florida firm of Farmer Jaffe Weissing Edwards Fistos & Lehrman PL brought the sanctions bid in March after recent developments in ongoing state court litig

oluntarily dismiss Epstein. They said the limited discovery they had performed made clear that any violation in respect to Epstein was the result of Fowler White's wrongdoing. The dispute arises from what Edwards' counsel Jack Scaroia described Friday as the "extraordinary circumstance" surrounding the Novembe

not be sanctioned for allegedly retaining copies of another law firm's confidential documents in violation of a court order. The recently disbanded South Florida finn of Farmer Jaffe Wcissing Edwards Fistos & Lehrman PL said in its March 19 motion that recent developments in ongoing litigation between Epstein

cution case, Farmer Jaffe asserts. On March 7, Epstein's current counsel gave Edwards' counsel a flash drive its said duplicated a disc it found in Fowler White's files and provided a sworn affidavit from a paralegal saying she had obtained the materials from Fowler White's files. According to the motion, dur

dential documents in violation of the court's order. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Raymond B. Ray said in his eight-page ruling that the recently disbanded South Florida firm of Farmer Jaffe Weissing Edwards FiStOS & Lehrman PL had made sufficient allegations to advance its sanctions bid and scheduled a two-day evide

bid. He also ordered them to file a summary of their alleged damages with the court. The judge also decided during the hearing to order Epstein and Fowler White's corporate representative to sit for depositions on the limited scope of how Epstein and his current counsel came to possess a compact disc allegedl