MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Pa. – A civil lawsuit was filed Tuesday afternoon against comedian and actor Bill Cosby, FOX News has learned.

The suit, filed with the federal court in the eastern district of Pennsylvania at about 4 p.m. EST, was brought by the 31-year-old Canadian woman who recently accused Cosby of drugging and sexually assaulting her last year.

The Montgomery County, Pa., district attorney’s office last month decided not to file criminal charges against Cosby after looking at the woman’s case and concluding there was “insufficient credible and admissible evidence to go forward.”

Cosby recently did an interview with a tabloid publication in which he said what happened between him and the woman was a misunderstanding.

The standards for filing a civil suit are lower than they are to bring criminal charges, but Cosby could still be forced to take the stand.

Other women who have claimed the comedian sexually assaulted or inappropriately touched them could also be called as corroborating witnesses for the Canadian woman.