Women Seek New York Court Approval Of $18.8 Million Deal In Weinstein Class Actions

Mealey's (July 2, 2020, 1:30 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — Ten women asked a New York federal court on June 30 to approve an $18.8 million settlement of claims that imprisoned former Hollywood executive Harvey Weinstein sexually abused them while other defendants did nothing to stop him.  They also seek class certification of two classes of women who met with Weinstein to audition or discuss working on projects or who were employed by his companies (Louisette Geiss, et al. v. The Weinstein Company Holdings LLC, et al., No. 17-09554, and Jill Doe, et al. v. The Weinstein Company Holdings LLC, et al., No. 19-3430, S.D. N.Y.)....