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Geiss et al v. The Weinstein Company Holdings LLC et al
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November 20, 2020
Weinstein Wants Depo Halted Over Poor Health, Criminal Case
Disgraced Hollywood producer and convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein has urged a New York federal judge to stay his deposition in civil litigation against him, citing his poor health and pending extradition to Los Angeles to face criminal charges on similar claims of sexual assault.
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August 28, 2020
Get Cracking On Discovery, Judge Tells Weinstein's New Atty
A Manhattan federal judge prodded Harvey Weinstein's new lawyer Friday to meet logistical challenges in civil litigation brought by 10 accusers, after hearing of hurdles to taking discovery from the convicted rapist who is imprisoned nearly 300 miles from New York City.
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August 20, 2020
Harvey Weinstein Swaps Counsel In Sex Abuse Class Action
Disgraced Hollywood producer and convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein asked a New York federal judge on Wednesday to approve his hiring of boutique firm Aidala Bertuna & Kamins PC to defend him in a proposed sexual abuse class action, replacing Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP.
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July 14, 2020
Judge Rejects 'Phony' $19M Weinstein Class Settlement
A Manhattan federal judge on Tuesday abruptly rejected a proposed settlement and class certification bid in a sex abuse lawsuit against disgraced Hollywood producer and convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein, deriding the deal as "phony" and the class as nonexistent.
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July 13, 2020
Weinstein Accusers Call $19M Class Deal 'A Cruel Hoax'
Several of Harvey Weinstein's accusers have lodged their opposition to the proposed $18.9 million settlement the Hollywood producer and convicted rapist reached to end a putative class action in New York alleging he sexually abused dozens of women, on Monday calling the deal "a cruel hoax" that would benefit Weinstein more than his accusers.
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June 30, 2020
Weinstein To Pay $19M To End Accusers' Class Action
Hollywood producer and convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein, along with some of his companies and associates, has agreed to pay nearly $19 million to end a putative class action alleging that he sexually harassed and abused dozens of women, the women said Tuesday in New York federal court.
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April 18, 2019
Weinstein, But Not His Film Cos., To Face Sex Trafficking Case
Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein will face a trafficking charge brought by women who say he coerced them into having sex with him, a Manhattan federal judge said Thursday in a ruling that dismissed his former film companies from the suit.
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March 13, 2019
3rd Judge Set To Greenlight Weinstein Trafficking Claims
A Manhattan federal judge said Wednesday he will likely join two judges in letting women who say they were coerced into having sex with Harvey Weinstein bring sex-trafficking claims, despite an argument from Weinstein's lawyer that judges are misapplying a law designed to fight a "modern form of slavery."
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February 28, 2019
Weinstein 'Protectors' Can't Ditch Trafficking Suit, Court Hears
A group of actresses suing Harvey Weinstein, his bankrupt film company, and more than a dozen former businesses and associates for sex-trafficking told a New York federal court Wednesday that the fallen film mogul's assistant and a company board member must face claims they facilitated his predatory behavior.
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January 22, 2019
Weinstein Racketeering Accusers Can't Expand Email Review
A Manhattan federal judge declined Tuesday to block Harvey Weinstein from releasing emails related to potential class members — including a number of famed actresses — in a sex-trafficking action targeting the fallen film mogul, his bankrupt movie company and others accused of facilitating his alleged abuse.