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Apr. 6, 2018

Lawyers: Unsealed Bill O’Reilly settlement legally suspect, hard to enforce

It’s hard to justify why the plaintiff’s counsel agreed to some of the terms found in a settlement agreement between former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly and one of his accusers, legal ethics experts say. But figuring out how those terms could be considered legally enforceable is even harder.

Lawyers: Unsealed Bill O’Reilly settlement legally suspect, hard to enforce
Bill O'Reill in New York, April 21, 2015. (New York Times News Service)

It's hard to justify why the plaintiff's counsel agreed to some of the terms found in a settlement agreement between former Fox News host Bill O'Reilly and one of his accusers, legal ethics experts say. But figuring out how those terms could be considered legally enforceable is even harder.

A U.S. district judge in New York made the documents public Wednesday, finding insufficient justification for an order sealing them.

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