Overview
- U.S. District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald dismissed the case with prejudice, preventing the plaintiff from refiling or amending the lawsuit.
- The judge wrote that Liles was expressly covered by the settlement because he was listed as a releasee and included in the agreement’s definition of “Universal.”
- Court records show the plaintiff received $47,500 in 2005 to settle a New York State Division of Human Rights complaint alleging retaliation and harassment, which did not include rape claims.
- Plaintiff’s counsel argued the release was not intended to cover rape and characterized the payment as a severance for employment claims, but the court rejected that position.
- Liles has denied the allegations, previously calling them outrageous and signaling he would seek defamation claims against the accuser and her lawyers.