This is a massive win for Deshaun Watson.
There will be women who decide the public ridiculed isn’t worth it and will drop their lawsuit.
One accuser is already getting death threats.
At an emergency hearing Friday morning, a Harris County judge ruled that one of the plaintiffs suing Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson must identify herself by refiling her lawsuit with her name attached.
During Friday’s hearing, Watson’s attorney, Rusty Hardin, accused Buzbee of using the women’s anonymity to “kill the reputation of our client.”
Buzbee argued that keeping the woman’s name private is common in cases dealing with allegations of sexual assault. Buzbee also told Davis that another woman who decided to be named publicly has already received death threats.
Buzbee asked that the name be released to Hardin and his legal team but that they should not make her identity public.
Davis disagreed, saying Buzbee’s legal team might be getting an unfair advantage in the case because of his use of media coverage.
If this same judge proceeds over the other Jane Doe cases that means they will all be forced to go public with their names.
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