Harvey Weinstein: Deposition Should Be Stayed Due To COVID-19, Criminal Charges

Mealey's (November 20, 2020, 1:11 PM EST) -- NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein, a former film producer and convicted sex offender who has been accused of using his power to assault dozens of women, moved Nov. 19 in a federal court in New York to stay his deposition in a class suit brought by some of his alleged victims, citing his declining health and heightened risk of contracting COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus, and a pending criminal action in California (Louisette Geiss, et al. v. The Weinstein Company Holdings, LLC, et al., No. 17-9554, S.D. N.Y.)....