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Mastroiani has placed a stay on this civil case, delaying the discovery
process of demanding documents and depositions -- that is questioning
Cosby and others under oath -- while the appeals process of his
Pennsylvania criminal case plays out.
Cosby has a Fifth Amendment right to avoid being a witness against
himself in a criminal case.
More than 50 women have accused Cosby, once the star of the most
popular show on television and considered "America's Dad" of sexual
abuse in cases going back decades.
Seven of them -- Bowman, Tamara Green, Therese Serignese, Linda Traitz, Louisa Moritz,
Joan Tarshis and Angela Leslie -- sued Cosby in federal court in Springfield for defamation
after they went public. Cosby's legal team said they were lying.
The women couldn't sue for the claims of abuse itself because statute of limitations had
expired. But the defamation claim was new.
I a case also argued here in Springfield, federal courts have ordered insurer AIG to
pay for Cosby's defense under the terms of his homeowners policy and the and the
excess liability or "umbrella policy" the comedian bought for his Cosby's Shelburne Falls
estate.
AIG sued Cosby saying it shouldn't be on the hook for claims resulting from sexual abuse.