EFTA00724355.pdf

10/19/2010 14:04 FAX 5616845816 SEARCY DENNEY a 001/003 #254874/mep IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 502009CA040800XXXXMBAG JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Plaintiff(s), vs. SC TT ROTHSTEIN, individually, B LEY J. EDWARDS, individually, and individually, Defendant(s). DEFENDANT/COUNTERPLAINTIFF, EDWARDS', MOTION FOR LEAVE TO ASSERT CLAIM FOR PUNITIVE DAMAGES Counter-plaintiff, BRADLEY J. EDWARDS, moves this Honorable Court for entry of an Order granting him leave to assert a claim for punitive damages against the Counter-defendant, JEFFREY EPSTEIN, and in support thereof would show that the record evidence presented to the Court in support of Edwards' Motion for Summary Judgment satisfies the statutory pre uisites for the assertion of a punitive damage claim. Specifically, the evidence establishes tha EPSTEIN's Complaint against EDWARDS; 1. was filed in the total absence of evidence to support any allegation of wrongdoing on the part of EDWARDS; 2. was filed in the total absence of evidence that EPSTEIN had sustained damage as a consequence of any misconduct other than his own well-established criminal enterprise; EFTA00724355 10/19/2010 14:05 FAX 5016845816 SEARCY DENNEY 2002/003 Ed ards adv. Epstein Cas No.: 502009C*040800XXXXMBAC Ed ards' Motion for Leave to Assert Claim for Punitive Damages 3. was filed in the absence of any intention to meet his own obligation to provide relevant and material discovery; 4. was filed for the sole purpose of attempting to intimidate both EDWARDS and EDWARDS' clients and others into abandoning their legitimate claims against EPSTEIN. I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing has been furnished by I Fax and U.S. Mail to all Counsel on the attached list, day of 2010. No.: 169440 enney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley alm Beach Lakes Boulevard est Palm Beach, Florida 33409 Phone: (561) 686-6300 Fax: (561) 383-9451 Attorney for BRADLEY J. EDWARD$ 2 EFTA00724356 10/19/2010 14:05 SAE 5616845816 SEARCY DENNEY a003/003 Edviards adv. Epstein Ca4 Na.: 502009CA040800XXXXMBAQ Edards' Motion for Leave to Assert Claim for Punitive Damages COUNSEL LIST Jaci A. Goldberger, Esquire Atterbury, Goldberger & Weiss, P.A. 25 Australian Avenue South, Suite 1400 Wet Palm Beach, FL 33401 Ph e: (561) 659-8300 F (561) 835-8691 F er, Jaffe, Weissing, Edwards, Fistos & Le ,PL 425 N. Andrews Avenue, Suite 2 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 Phoine: (954) 524-2820 Fax. (954) 524-2822 Marc S. Nurik, Esquire Law Offices of Marc S. Nurik One E Broward Blvd., Suite 700 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 Phone: (954) 745-5849 Fax (954) 745-3556 Josdph L. Ackerman, Jr., Esquire Fo1 ler White Burnett, P.A. 901 Phillips Point West 777 S Flagler Drive W Palm Beach, FL 33401-6170 Phone: (561) 727-2423 Fax (561) 802-9976 3 EFTA00724357