A federal judge has dismissed the sexual assault lawsuit filed by a former Def Jam assistant against the label’s ex-president, Kevin Liles.

In a new ruling issued Monday and obtained by Rolling Stone , the judge agreed with Liles that the Jane Doe plaintiff had reached a previously confidential settlement with Universal Music Group that barred her from bringing her claims against Liles as an individual. As Rolling Stone previously reported , the woman received $47,500 under the 2005 settlement with UMG after filing an initial complaint with the New York State Division of Human Rights on June 29, 2004. In her 2004 complaint, the woman alleged she was fired from UMG in retaliation for her complaints of discrimination and harassment.

“Liles is expressly and unambiguously covered by

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