Jay-Z’s attorney is hoping to get the assault lawsuit tossed by citing the statute of limitations.
Jay-Z’s attorney, Alex Spiro, is pointing out several inconsistencies in Jane Doe’s sexual assault lawsuit and is seeking to have the case dismissed.
Newly obtained court documents reveal that Spiro plans to file a motion to dismiss the lawsuit against the hip-hop mogul, arguing that the statute Jane Doe chose to sue under did not take effect until after the alleged sexual assault and cannot be applied retroactively to the rapper, TMZ reports.
Despite the latest attempts, Jane Doe’s attorney, Tony Buzbee, says the lawsuit is still progressing.
“These are technical arguments being made, and the law is clearly on our side and the side of alleged victims,” Buzbee said. “The law is well settled, and we are correct.”
Last week, a judge denied Jay-Z’s efforts to dismiss the case, with the judge condemning Spiro for aggressive tactics.
“Carter’s lawyer’s relentless filing of combative motions containing inflammatory language and ad hominem attacks is inappropriate, a waste of judicial resources, and a tactic unlikely to benefit his client,” Judge Analisa Torres wrote in the court order.
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