Legal Opinion
Dickinson v. Cosby
California Court of Appeal, 5th District
Decided November 21, 2017No. B271470PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRubin, J.
*660Plaintiff Janice Dickinson went public with her accusations of rape against William H. Cosby, Jr. Cosby, in turn, through his attorney, Martin Singer, reacted with (1) a letter demanding media outlets not repeat Dickinson's allegedly false accusation, under threat of litigation ("demand letter"); and (2) a press release characterizing Dickinson's rape accusation as a lie ("press release"). Dickinson brought suit against Cosby for defamation and related causes of action. Cosby responded with a motion to strike under Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16 (the "anti-SLAPP" statute).1 When…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- Information Control Corporation v. Genesis One Computer Corporation, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by15 opinions
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