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Judge Kaplan Smacks Down Diddy's Attempt To Dismiss The Anthony Tate Lawsuit (5/26/25)
In his ruling, U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan denied Sean Combs’ motion to dismiss the civil lawsuit filed by Anthony Tate, allowing the case to proceed. The lawsuit alleges that Combs sexually assaulted Tate in the 1990s when Tate was a minor. Combs’ legal team had argued for dismissal on several grounds, including statute of limitations and insufficiency of the claims under relevant law. However, Judge Kaplan concluded that the complaint plausibly alleged conduct falling within the scope of the New York Adult Survivors Act, which temporarily revives claims of sexual misconduct that would otherwise be time-barred. The judge emphasized that the law’s purpose was to give survivors of sexual abuse a chance to seek justice regardless of when the alleged abuse occurred.
Additionally, Judge Kaplan found that Tate’s allegations were specific enough to survive a motion to dismiss. He rejected arguments that the claims were too vague or lacked the necessary legal basis, ruling that the complaint provided sufficient detail to warrant further proceedings. The court did not make any determinations about the truth of the allegations but affirmed that Tate’s claims met the legal threshold to move forward. As a result, the case against Combs will proceed into the discovery phase, where both sides will gather evidence before any potential trial or settlement.
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source:
gov.uscourts.nysd.632026.48.0.pdf
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