6-7. In October 2009, Rush obtained a telephone interview with Epstein to talk about the status of the civil cases against him. See Rush Aff. ¶ 4; Balin Aff. Ex. L (Supplementary Affidavit of George Rush, sworn to April 30, 2010 ("Rush Supp. Aff.")), ¶ 2. Epstein and Rush agreed at the outset that the i

t 3-5. After Epstein's guilty plea in 2008, more than 20 sexual abuse suits were commenced against him by young women who had been his victims. See Balin Aff. Ex. G (Statement of Undisputed Facts ("SUF") in Ponzi Scheme Action)¶¶ 48-49. Edwards, an attorney in Florida, filed three such suits on behalf of