A group of six women who have accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault and misconduct will be allowed to continue with their proposed class action lawsuit against the film and television studio he co-founded while it prepares to liquidate in chapter 11, a judge ruled yesterday, the Wall Street Journal reported. Bankruptcy Judge Mary Walrath granted a request by lawyers representing these women to allow the proposed class action against Weinstein Co. to proceed. The complaint, filed in December in New York federal court, accuses the studio of covering up Weinstein’s alleged sexual misconduct. A federal judge is considering motions to dismiss the lawsuit, one of several legal actions pending against Weinstein Co. that were put on hold when the company sought chapter 11 protection in March.
