Stuck Between Rock And A Hard Place: Prince Andrew's Sexual Assault Case
US Sexual Assault Case: After New York Judge ruled that Virginia Giuffre's civil lawsuit against the royal can proceed, the Prince's attorneys can ask the Second Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn his decision New York: Britain's Prince Andrew is stuck between a rock and a hard place: He either settles out of court with his sexual assault accuser or endures a grilling by lawyers under oath, experts say. After New York judge Lewis Kaplan ruled Wednesday that Virginia Giuffre's civil lawsuit against the royal can proceed, AFP takes a look at the possible next steps in the case rocking Britain's monarchy. Can Andrew appeal? Yes. His attorneys can ask the Second Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn Kaplan's decision. If that fails then theoretically they could take the case to the US Supreme Court, however legal analysts are skeptical about whether justices would choose to hear it. An appeal would delay proceedings. The clock is already ticking on the submissio