Meanwhile, Cosby’s lawyers were expected to file a response Friday to another defamation lawsuit filed a year ago in federal court in MA.
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The four new women join Tamara Green, Therese Seriguese and Linda Traitz in the federal legal action, one of six suits in which Cosby is now named.
“They’re trying to restore their good name and reputation that was allegedly taken away from them by Mr. Cosby”, said attorney Joseph Cammarata, who filed the amended complaint.
TMZ reports that AIG, who insures Cosby, has been shut down by a judge in their attempt to argue they are not responsible for the lawsuit. More than 50 other women have made similar allegations of sexual assault or abuse.
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Ms. Bowman says she was drugged and raped by Mr. Cosby in the 1980s. “The stories are getting more ridiculous”. His insurance company has been required to pay the cost of defending the defamation claim brought forward by Janice Dickinson, according to The Hollywood Reporter. In October, Cosby was deposed in a lawsuit filed by another accuser, Judy Huth, who says she was sexually assaulted by the comedian in the ’70s when she was only 15.
Tarshis alleges Cosby sexually assaulted her again on several occasions after giving her something to drink.
Angela Leslie, a former model and actress, claimed that the TV star forced her to touch his penis after pouring her a strong drink at a luxury Las Vegas hotel suite in 1992.
Tarshis said she met Cosby in 1969 when she was a young aspiring comedian.
The judge also “limited” the inquiry’s parameters to whether Cosby’s denial of Dickinson’s sexual assault was “malicious”. Moritz said Cosby entered her dressing room, exposed his penis to her, and said, “Have a taste of this”.
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However, it looks like a monkey wrench has been thrown into the whole process as the 2nd District Court of Appeal issued a delay to the depositions.
