If BOR wasn't a slime ball in this instance, he would not have settled so quickly. He can afford to fight a meritless cass. In any event, he should be held liable for felony stupidity in this case.
There is no evidence that I know of that proves O'Reilly to be a slime ball.
The accuser would have gone forward if she thought she had some kind of slam dunk case. Her lawyers would have been contacted by big bucks lawyers and by lawyers from political parties. They would have gone after O'Reilly because they knew there was money at the end of the trail AND Political Advantage.
I think they did not have the trail to prove sexual harrassment. No other women have come forward. They might have had something to suggest O'Reilly is a big-mouth cad, but that is not illegal.
Knowing that, they settled.
I'll bet they didn't get a dime over a million....and probably far less than that.
Had they lost their case, then O'Reilly would have had a case against them, and they knew it.