One of the lawsuits against Deshaun Watson has been dismissed, according to attorney Rusty Hardin (Twitter link via NFL.com’s Tom Pelissero). Of course, this was just one of 22 civil lawsuits that have been filed against the Texans quarterback, so he still has a long road ahead. 
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Earlier this month, a judge ruled that more than half of Watson’s accusers would have to reveal their identities. Meanwhile, the lawyer for the opposing side said that all of the plaintiffs would do so.
“We believe we have names for 20 of the 22 lawsuits. We’ve got one dismissed and we’re looking for one [name],” Hardin said.
Hardin’s comments didn’t specify whether the dismissed case was settled, or if the accuser dropped the suit for other reasons. The plaintiff has since reached out to Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com (on Twitter), explaining that she has dropped her lawsuit “for now” “in light of privacy and security concerns.
“[The] plaintiff reserves the right to refile this case once such concerns are addressed,” the court document reads.
Watson is still facing 21 civil suits and the potential for criminal charges after one accuser — Ashley Solis — contacted Houston police. Hardin says that Solis, the first accuser to publicly identify herself, sought a $100K settlement before she filed suit.
I guess that’s progress for Deshaun and his attorney.
One of the 22 women decided they didn’t want their names dragged so he’s got 21 problems but that masseuse ain’t one.
Hit me!
You win comment of the day. Tip of the cap to ya.
‘Dismissed’ is kind of a misnomer. Like the article says, she could have settled or withdrew it herself (for any reason). If the latter, she could refile it later. This is a pretty small amount of progress.
It isn’t, though. Either as Hardin says it was dismissed by the court, or she withdrew it voluntarily. It’s not both.
With the recent ruling that the plaintiffs must reveal their identities, it sounds plausible to be the latter.
plausible is not factual
Um…yes. Yes it is.
apparently you have no skills in using a dictionary or word search. guessing is not your forte either
Better fix it in the next week or so…
This will last a few months at minimum.
might be closer to a few years
Whatare you in grade school?
So someone took cash.
One down..only twenty one more to go…
If I’m John Lynch, I’m offering the 3rd pick for Watson today
Hahahaha stop
I majored in mathematics so allow me to explain to any laymen on the board. Twenty-one lawsuits is less than twenty-two lawsuits. I would show the formula I used to come up with these findings but I fear it would exceed the character limits.
Can you use common core pls
Don’t exceed the character limits. As an English major, allow me to explain that excessive is more than…than…not excessive.
your reply is found wanting
then why did you bring it up in the first place? I could say the same thing about my tiddlywinks major
Jail him for 20 years.
these are civil charges, not criminal charges at this point
Things are 4.5% better for Watson than yesterday !!!