Dickinson and her attorney Lisa Bloom on Thursday morning held a "victory" press conference, which was streamed on the firm's Facebook page. Bloom declined to say how much money her client will receive, but described it as "an epic amount.
Cosby has every confidence that, had the case proceeded to trial, a jury would have found that the statements issued by his former attorney — statements which Mr. Cosby himself never spoke and which he played no part in preparing — were not defamatory," he said. "This is the third example in recent months of AIG robbing Mr. Cosby of the opportunity to clear his name in a court of law, where evidence and truthfulness are supposed to be elevated above headlines and gossip.