$35M settlement between Epstein estate, accusers wins preliminary approval

A U.S. judge in New York on Tuesday granted preliminary approval to an agreement that requires Jeffrey Epstein’s estate to pay up to $35 million to settle a lawsuit that accused two of Epstein’s advisers of intentionally assisting and facilitating his sex trafficking of women and underage girls.

U.S district judge Arun Subramanian signed the preliminary approval document that stated the agreement was “fair, reasonable and adequate,” and that it would be subject to further consideration at a hearing on September 16. Boies Schiller Flexner, a law firm representing ​Epstein victims, announced the settlement in a brief filed on Feb. 19.

The final agreement, if approved by a judge, would settle a prior lawsuit filed in February 2024 against Epstein’s lawyer Darren Indyke and his accountant Richard Kahn. The disgraced financier signed a will........

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