A US bankruptcy court judge has approved the Weinstein Cos liquidation plan, which sets aside $17m for women who accused co-founder Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct.
Judge Mary Walrath, presiding over a remote hearing from Wilmington, Delaware, overruled an objection from a handful of women who have been looking to pursue appeals of their claims outside the bankruptcy court.
She noted that 83% of sexual misconduct claimants in the bankruptcy have expressed very loudly that they want closure through acceptance of this plan, that they do not seek to have to go through any further litigation in order to receive some recovery, some possible recompense … although its clear that money will never give them that.
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Read the full article at: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/26/weinstein-co-to-pay-out-17m-over-sexual-abuse-claims-as-part-of-liquidation
