DOJ settlement with Larry Nassar victims could benefit Epstein accusers [Video]

The FBI’s $139 million settlement with more than a hundred victims of the disgraced Dr. Larry Nassar could set a precedent that would lift the chances of Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers to prevail in a similar lawsuit, experts say.

“I think the Nassar settlement bodes well for the Epstein accusers,” said Neama Rahmani, a Los Angeles-based trial attorney and former federal prosecutor. “It’s not easy to get damages from the government for its failure to act.”

The Justice Department agreed last week to pay $138.7 million to settle 139 claims from victims who accused the FBI of mishandling sexual assault allegations against the disgraced former sports doctor in 2015 and 2016.

DOJ SETTLES WITH LARRY NASSAR VICTIMS FOR $138.7M OVER FBI’S MISHANDLING OF SEX ASSAULT ALLEGATIONS

“It’s not easy to get damages from the government for its failure to act.”

“Civil liability against government agencies or employees usually requires an affirmative act such as …