Matt Araiza has been dropped from a lawsuit brought by a woman who claimed to have been assaulted by san diego state university football players in 2021.
Araiza was dismissed from the lawsuit she brought last year, while araiza agreed to dismiss his defamation countersuit against her, according to his attorneys. According to a statement, he will be released from the lawsuit in the next week, won’t pay the woman any money, and reserves the right to sue her attorney for harm caused, describing the situation as “bittersweet.” “matt has been forced to defend himself for the past sixteen months against false allegations and a campaign to ruin his nfl career.
Attorneys dick semerdjian and kristen bush said he would never get this time in his life back. The statement read, “thankfully, there was ample evidence that was vital to securing matt’s voluntary dismissal from this lawsuit.” “matt was and has always been innocent,” he said. Matt has prevailed, the trial has ended, according to his lawyers. araiza plans to return to the nfl.
The defamation lawsuit brought against the woman, who is only described as jane doe in court records, was “legally baseless,” but her first legal bill was $20,000, and she “simply cannot afford to defend herself,” according to her counsel, Dan Gilleon, in a statement published by the san diego union-tribune. According to the news outlet, “plus she has been beaten down by araiza’s pr campaign and is frankly over it.” The case against four other former san diego state university players will continue. The associated press sent an email to gilleon on tuesday night, but it wasn’t immediately available.
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