Weinstein Co. Must Face Sexual Harassment Suit, Judge Rules
- Firm also loses bid to keep employment contract secret
- Move is a boost for women seeking to bolster abuse suits
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Weinstein Co. must return to New York court to face a lawsuit by women who say the firm is responsible for alleged sexual misconduct by founder Harvey Weinstein, a federal judge ruled.
The bankrupt film company is no longer shielded from the lawsuit because it plans to sell all of its assets and is no longer in business, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Mary Walrath ruled. The decision could help a group of women who say they want to represent potentially “hundreds” of plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit who may have been sexually abused by Weinstein.