Bradley Edwards

Edwards and other lawyers bring new actions against Bank of America and BNY Mellon. In January 2026, Judge Jed Rakoff dismisses the entire case against BNY Mellon with prejudice and four of the six claims against Bank of America, while allowing two claims to proceed.

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Following an agreement in principle and preliminary approval, Judge Rakoff grants final approval to a 72.5 million dollar settlement with Bank of America for the benefit of the represented victims.

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Settlement

Edwards is among the lawyers representing the class of victims that reaches a settlement of approximately 290 million dollars with JPMorgan concerning banking services provided to Epstein.

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Settlement

A parallel action against Deutsche Bank ends with a settlement of 75 million dollars for Epstein's victims, in a case in which Edwards is among the claimants' lawyers.

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Settlement

Attribution

Protagonist is the victim

Bradley Edwards represents Courtney Wild and other victims in litigation under the Crime Victims' Rights Act, challenging prosecutors' secret negotiation of a non-prosecution agreement with Epstein without consulting them.

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Protagonist is the victim

A federal judge finds in 2019 that prosecutors violated the CVRA by concealing the agreement from Wild. In 2021, however, the Eleventh Circuit sitting en banc rules that the legislation does not permit the independent action brought before any federal prosecution; the Supreme Court subsequently declines to hear the case.

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Attribution

Protagonist is the victim

Edwards' counterclaim passes through several first-instance rulings, appeals and disputes over litigation privilege, probable cause and the separation of claims, as a trial scheduled for December 2018 approaches.

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Attribution

Protagonist is the complainant

Shortly before jury selection, Epstein and Edwards settle their dispute. A statement by Epstein acknowledges that certain allegations made against Edwards were false and hurtful and offers an apology.

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Settlement

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Protagonist is the complainant

Following public allegations of ethical misconduct, Edwards and Cassell sue Dershowitz for defamation; he brings claims against them in turn. The dispute becomes one of Edwards' major professional controversies.

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The settlement ends the actions. Edwards and Cassell state that including the sexual allegations in these specific proceedings was a mistake and explain that they have no evidence establishing that Dershowitz knew Giuffre was a minor. Dershowitz, meanwhile, withdraws his allegations that the two lawyers acted unethically.

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Settlement

Edwards and Paul Cassell include allegations by their client Virginia Giuffre against Alan Dershowitz in court proceedings. Dershowitz categorically denies them and accuses the lawyers of inadequate verification and misconduct.

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Allegations

Seventeen days after Epstein's action, Edwards files a counterclaim that develops into a claim for malicious prosecution. In 2012, Epstein voluntarily withdraws his own claims against Edwards, while Edwards' counterclaim continues.

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Attribution

Protagonist is the complainant

Epstein brings an action in Florida targeting Edwards and Scott Rothstein, among others, alleging that Edwards used or fabricated clients' allegations as part of a fundraising scheme linked to the subsequent Rothstein scandal.

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