Text of settlement in Jones' lawsuit

The following is the text of the settlement agreement signed Friday between attorneys for Paula Corbin Jones, President Clinton and Arkansas state trooper Danny Ferguson:

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
WESTERN DIVISION
Paula Corbin Jones, plaintiff
v.
William Jefferson Clinton
and
Danny Ferguson, defendants
STIPULATION OF SETTLEMENT AND RELEASE
Whereas it is the desire of all the parties to end the above-captioned litigation for all purposes, it is HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
1. The Plaintiff, Paula Corbin Jones, will receive and accept a total payment of $850,000 (Eight Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars) in full satisfaction of all claims for damages, including but not limited to any physical and personal injury, civil rights violations, emotional distress, and any fees and expenses incurred in connection with this litigation or the facts and circumstances underlying it;
2. William Jefferson Clinton will cause said sum to be paid to the Plaintiff within 60 (Sixty) days of execution of this agreement;
3. The parties, Paula Corbin Jones, Danny Ferguson and William Jefferson Clinton hereby unconditionally release each other and their representatives in connection with any claims which have or could be made in or in connection with the litigation or the facts and circumstances underlying it;
4. Upon the execution of this agreement, the parties will jointly file a motion with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit, seeking voluntary dismissal of appeal No. 98-2161 EALR, each party to bear his or her own costs;
5. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to be an admission of liability or wrongdoing by any party;
6. It is understood and agreed that this is the entire and only agreement between the parties and that it will be filed in open court;
7. It is understood and agreed by the parties that the agreement of each of them to this Stipulation of Settlement and Release is not subject to any condition, and that the consideration recited here in is the sole consideration for the parties' agreement to this Stipulation.
8. It is understood and agreed that the parties have authorized their counsel to execute this Agreement in their names.
Signed and Agreed
Nov. 13, 1998
Robert S. Bennett
Counsel to William J. Clinton
William N. McMillan
Counsel to Paula Corbin Jones
Donovan Campbell Jr.
Counsel to Paula Corbin Jones
Bill W. Bristow
Counsel to Danny Ferguson.

This article was published on Saturday, November 14, 1998

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