FBI seeks to settle claims brought by victims of Larry Nassar
CBSN
The FBI has reached out to attorneys representing Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles and other women who were sexually assaulted by Larry Nassar to begin settlement talks in the $1 billion claim they brought against the federal government, according to three people familiar with the matter.
The FBI's general counsel contacted the lawyers for Olympic gold medalists Biles, Aly Raisman and McKayla Maroney and dozens of other women on Wednesday. The FBI's attorneys told the lawyers for the women that they had received the legal claims and the agency was "interested" in a resolution, including discussions about a potential settlement, the people said.
The people could not discuss details of the negotiations publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
