In a 148-page lawsuit filed in February<\/a>, Rivers alleged she endured \u201cinhumane\u201d working conditions and wasn\u2019t compensated adequately during the filming of the popular MTV reality show between 2002 and 2004. She also alleged that Combs blackballed her from the music industry, ruining a once-promising career after he dismantled their group on the show.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\tAlthough Rivers said a fear of retaliation kept her from coming forward and filing her lawsuit sooner, Judge Rakoff noted her \u201cgeneral claims of psychological stress cannot give rise\u201d to being so outside the limitations.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cIt is important to remember the many positive purposes served by statutes of limitations,\u201d Rakoff added. \u201cThey promote justice by preventing surprises through plaintiffs\u2019 revival of claims that have been allowed to slumber until evidence has been lost, memories have faded, and witnesses have disappeared.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tStill, Rivers\u2019 case is active with one cause of action remaining. Filed under the New York City\u2019s Gender Motivated Violence Protection Act, Rivers alleged that Combs sexually harassed her and once groped her while she was working with Bad Boy.\u00a0Rakoff said he was holding off on ruling whether Rivers\u2019 sexual harassment claim could stand on its own until an appeals court issued its own decision on cases filed under the act, despite the window for New York\u2019s Adult Survivors Act being closed.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
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\n\tLast week, Combs\u2019 team welcomed the judge\u2019s decision. \u201cFrom the outset, we have said these claims were meritless, time-barred, and legally deficient. The court agreed, finding no legal basis to allow them to proceed,\u201d Combs\u2019 civil lawyer Erica Wolff said in a statement. \u201cWe are pleased the court carefully analyzed and swiftly dismissed these baseless claims.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tBut Rivers is not deterred. \u201cThe most serious and personal claim, sexual assault, remains very much alive,\u201d Rivers posted on her Instagram account<\/a> last week. \u201cThis fight was never about headlines. It\u2019s about truth, accountability, and justice for me, and for every other survivor that has been told that they should just give up. I will not be silenced and I will not be intimidated, and I will see this thing through.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n