The lawsuit was filed under New York's Adult Survivors Act, which was passed last month and gives adult survivors of sexual abuse a one-year window to sue their abusers even if the statute of limitations on their claims has expired.
Five women who have long accused Bill Cosby of sexually assaulting them early in their careers have filed the latest lawsuit against the 85-year-old comedian and this one calls NBCUniversal, a studio and a production company complicit in the abuse.
Matt Rourke-Pool/Getty ImagesActor Bill Cosby is facing new accusations of sexual assault and battery from five women under New York's new Adult Survivors Act, according to a lawsuit filed Monday. The lawsuit was filed in New York state court by actre.