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Tue Jul 14, 2020, 12:27 PM Jul 2020

Judge Rejects Proposed Weinstein Class Action Settlement

Source: Hollywood Reporter

Amid mounting objections from women who accuse Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault and harassment, a New York federal judge has rejected a proposed settlement that would resolve nearly all of the civil claims against the producer, The Weinstein Company and several of its directors.

During a Tuesday hearing, U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein denied preliminary approval of a proposed settlement that was put forth in June by class counsel with the support of the New York Attorney General's Office.

On Monday, objections poured in from multiple women who found the agreement to be supremely unfair. The settlement, which included an $18.875 million victims' fund to be paid by insurance companies, included no admission of wrongdoing by any of the defendants. It also provided for a $1.5 million defense fund that would cover costs of defending suits from accusers who did not participate in the settlement. Also under the settlement agreement, the accusers would have forever released the defendants, who include TWC board members, execs and Bob Weinstein, from claims arising from the alleged sexual misconduct, and New York Attorney General Letitia James' office would have been barred from prosecuting any related action.

Douglas H. Wigdor and Kevin Mintzer, who represent several women who accuse Weinstein of abuse and harassment, were the first attorneys to issue a statement following Hellerstein's decision. “We have been saying for over a year and a half that the settlement terms and conditions were unfair and should never be imposed on sexual assault survivors," it reads. "We were surprised that class counsel and the New York Attorney General did not recognize this fact but are pleased that Judge Hellerstein swiftly rejected the one-sided proposal. On behalf of our clients, we look forward to pursuing justice against Harvey Weinstein and his many enablers.”

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/judge-rejects-proposed-weinstein-class-action-settlement/ar-BB16J6LH?li=BBnb7Kz

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Judge Rejects Proposed Weinstein Class Action Settlement (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2020 OP
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' . . . pursuing justice against Harvey Weinstein and his many ENABLERS' [edit in caps for empedocles Jul 2020 #2
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