Derrick Rose is asking a court to require the woman who sued him to cover part of his legal costs after a jury sided with him in October.
The woman had accused Rose and two friends of entering her apartment and sexually assaulting her, and she sought $21.5 million in damages in a civil suit. Rose has consistently denied the allegations. After a two week trial, a nine person jury found Rose and his friends Ryan and Randall not liable on all of the claims.
According to court documents, Rose is now seeking roughly $70,000 that he says he spent defending himself. Because the defendants won the case, they are allowed to ask the court to order the losing side to pay certain costs.
“After a two week jury trial, unanimous verdict and judgment in their favor on all nine claims, Mr. Rose, Mr. Allen, and Mr. Hampton are unquestionably the prevailing party,” the filing reads, adding that they are entitled to a tiny fraction of the actual expenses incurred.
The same court documents say the woman plans to appeal the jury’s verdict. A judge has not yet ruled on the request for costs.
