Green v. Cosby
United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
138 F. Supp. 3d 114 (2015)
Relevant factsFree
After Tamara Green (plaintiff) publicly alleged that Bill Cosby (defendant) sexually assaulted her, Cosby's publicist released a statement to Newsweek calling the accusation "a 10-year-old, discredited accusation that proved to be nothing at the time, and is still nothing"; Green sued for defamation, and Cosby moved to dismiss, arguing the statement was non-actionable opinion.
IssueFree
Whether a statement calling a sexual-assault accusation "discredited" is a non-actionable opinion or a statement that can be defamatory because it implies verifiable factual assertions.