A federal judge has rejected an $46.8 million settlement of the Harvey Weinstein sexual misconduct cases, saying some of its terms are "obnoxious" and it is not suitable for a class action. In a 20-minute hearing on Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein said the settlement improperly
A federal judge has rejected an $46.8 million settlement of the Harvey Weinstein sexual misconduct cases, saying some of its terms are “obnoxious” and it is not suitable for a class action.
Hellerstein had previously dismissed most of the claims in the class action case, and continues to believe that the plaintiffs’ experiences are so various that the case should not be handled as a class action. “I don’t see how I could delegate that responsibility to someone who is not a judge,” he said. “There is no way I would approve a delegation for that suit. Zero.”
Story continuesDouglas Wigdor and Kevin Mintzer, who represent three plaintiffs who had objected to the deal, said that its flaws were clear from the beginning. Attorneys in the Weinstein Co. bankruptcy had said they hoped to get approval of the deal and to confirm a liquidation plan by the end of 2020. Hellerstein’s decision is a severe setback in that process.
It is also a defeat for New York Attorney General Letitia James, whose office had filed a massive gender discrimination suit against Weinstein in 2018. The deal would have resolved that suit as well, and James had hailed the agreement as a “win” for all victims of sexual harassment.
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