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Defamation suit against Bill Cosby is tossed
United Press International ^ | 01/22/2016 | Shawn Price

Posted on 01/22/2016 3:32:48 AM PST by ScottWalkerForPresident2016

A Pennsylvania judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit against Bill Cosby on Thursday, court records showed.

Judge Arthur J. Schwab tossed all three claims against the disgraced comedian, ruling the statements by accuser Renita Hill do not fit Pennsylvania law's definition of defamation.

(Excerpt) Read more at upi.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: billcosby; cosby; lawsuit; pennsylvania

1 posted on 01/22/2016 3:32:48 AM PST by ScottWalkerForPresident2016
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To: ScottWalkerForPresident2016
The writing in this piece is terrible. How was Cosby the defendant in a defamation suit if the statements were made by the plaintiff?
2 posted on 01/22/2016 3:46:59 AM PST by Alberta's Child (My mama said: "To get things done, you'd better not mess with Major Tom.")
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To: Alberta's Child

Appears that the accuser filed a defamation suit in response to remarks by Cosby and his wife.


3 posted on 01/22/2016 4:06:13 AM PST by iowamark (I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy)
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To: ScottWalkerForPresident2016

Too big to convict syndrome.


4 posted on 01/22/2016 4:10:17 AM PST by Old Yeller (Obama is winning the war on terror when you realize he is on the side of the enemy.)
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To: iowamark

Yes, remember it is “who you know”.


5 posted on 01/22/2016 4:13:22 AM PST by jonsie
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To: ScottWalkerForPresident2016

See what I told you. Just keep following my playbook and you'll get off and back to being a beloved hero to most of the rubes in no time.

6 posted on 01/22/2016 4:15:19 AM PST by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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To: ScottWalkerForPresident2016

Any active suits against Slick Willy?


7 posted on 01/22/2016 4:35:47 AM PST by Graybeard58 (Bill and Hillary Clinton are the penicillin-resistant syphilis of our political system.)
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To: ScottWalkerForPresident2016

Liberals were OK with Bill Cosby until he blurted out the truth about blacks underachieving.


8 posted on 01/22/2016 5:46:06 AM PST by libertylover (The problem with Obama is not that his skin is too black, it's that his ideas are too RED.)
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