Over four months after being sentenced to 23 years behind bars for rape and other sex crimes, the currently incarcerated Harvey Weinstein now will have to finally face Ashley Judd in court in the Berlin Station actor’s sexual harassment case. Reversing a lower court’s 2018 decision on the grounds of a perceived lack of an employment relationship to toss out Judd’s claims, a trio of Pasadena-based judges on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals today set the stage for a trial likely early next year. “Their relationship consisted of an inherent power imbalance wherein Weinstein was uniquely situated to exercise coercion or leverage over Judd by virtue of his professional position and influence as a top producer in Hollywood,” stated Judge Mary H. Murguia in the opinion (READ IT HERE) released Wednesday, flipping the nearly two-year old ruling by Judge Philip Gutierrez. Related Story Harvey Weinstein Victims’ Lawyers Want NY Attorney General To Kill Revised Settlement Deal “We have no difficulty concluding that the California Supreme Court would reach the same conclusion, obviating the need to certify the question,” Judge Murguia added comprehensively. “Therefore, the district court erred when it dismissed Judd’s sexual harassment claim.” Mere minutes after the opinion… Read full this story
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