Another Legal Win For Bill Cosby Against Sexual Assault Accuser

Posted On : February 21, 2017

Bill Cosby and his legal team received some major news in their favor a few days ago in a Massachusetts court. Yet another defamation lawsuit filed by one of Cosby’s dozens of sexual assault accusers has been tossed out by a federal judge. This is the third one tossed out in a matter of months.

News of these rulings in Cosby’s favor haven’t been nearly as reported on in the media as the news of his many accusers’ allegations have. So that’s probably what prompted Cosby to do something he has not done in over a year- tweet the news on his own Twitter page.

DETAILS OF COURT RULING

Bill Cosby Returns To Court For Pretrial Hearing

Here’s what’s being reported via USA Today:

USAT: A federal judge in Massachusetts dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed against Cosby by accuser, Katherine McKee, ruling that she had no legal basis to claim the comedian defamed her by defending himself against her accusations.

ACCUSERS’ REASON FOR FILING DEFAMATION LAWSUIT

USA Today: McKee, one of some 60 women who have accused Cosby of drugging and/or sexually assaulting them in episodes dating back decades, came forward in late 2014 along with other women, claiming her friend of eight years had raped her in a hotel room in the 1970s.

When Cosby and his lawyers denied these and other accusations, some of the accusers sued him in civil court in several states for defamation, asserting that he and his team had suggested they were liars and extortionists by saying he didn’t do it.

BUT NOW THE JUDGE HAS SPOKEN, SEE HIS REASON FOR DISMISSING THE ‘SUIT…

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