Kennedy's lawyer, Robert Gottlieb, said the hospital will have to disclose any policy it contends Kennedy violated.

"We simply, as of today, have not been told what the policy is," Gottlieb said.

Asked if there was time before the trial date for a settlement, Gottlieb said, "The only way to resolve this case is for the charges to be dropped ... there is no crime here."

Assistant District Attorney Amy Puerto left the courtroom without comment.

Hospital video recorded the scuffle. Kennedy was arrested in February. A state investigation, including a visit to the Kennedy home in Chappaqua, found no evidence of child abuse.

In depositions, one nurse said Kennedy twisted her arm, and another said he kicked her.

Gottlieb said, "There was no such contact, no such injury." He has alleged that the nurses involved in the case are trying to "line their pockets."

Kennedy, 45, says he felt he was protecting his son from strangers trying to grab him.