Weinstein companies dismissed from sexual-misconduct class-action lawsuit

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Harvey Weinstein’s former companies and their officers and directors were dismissed from a federal lawsuit filed by 10 women who claim the firms and executives aided the alleged sexual misconduct that led to the movie mogul’s ouster.

after meeting with him for auditions or to pitch projects — sued in December 2017, alleging Weinstein Co., its officers and directors and Miramax, the studio Weinstein formerly ran, enabled his conduct.U.S.

Hellerstein said that while Weinstein Co. “undoubtedly benefited” from Harvey Weinstein’s employment through revenue from his movies and influence, it did so in spite of his alleged predatory acts, “which caused many women not to work with TWC, diverted company resources towards supervision of H. Weinstein and away from business activities and exposed TWC to potential liability.”

The suit “does not allege that H. Weinstein secured TWC’s alleged complicity in his sexual violence as a condition of his employment,” said Hellerstein, whose ruling echoed that of late U.S. District Judge Robert Sweet. Sweet allowed a separate suit against Weinstein, filed by an aspiring actress, to proceed on similar grounds in August 2018.

“In fact, H. Weinstein’s employment agreements made conviction for such an offense grounds for termination.”to Lantern Capital Partners for about $440 million, including debt. Under the arrangement, Harvey Weinstein himself won’t profit from the new venture.

 

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