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Citing Bankruptcy Estate's Efficient Administration, Court Retains Weinstein Case

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Alexandra Canosa, Plaintiffv.Dirk Ziff, Tim Sarnoff, Marc Lasry, Tarak Ben Ammar, Lance Maerov, Richard Koenigsberg, Paul Tudor Jones, James L. Dolan, Jeff Sackman, The Weinstein Company Holdings, LLC, The Weinstein Company, LLC, Harvey Weinstein, and Robert Weinstein, Defendants

OPINION & ORDER This case involves claims of rape, abuse, and harassment by the movie producer Harvey Weinstein. Plaintiff Alexandra Canosa brings claims not only against Weinstein, but also against two of his companies and their board members. She alleges their complicity in and facilitation of his acts. Pending now is Canosa’s motion to remand this case to New York state court, from which it was removed by a defendant. For the reasons explained below, the Court denies that motion, holding that removal was proper. This case will now proceed in this Court.I. BackgroundA. Facts¹1. The Complaint’s AllegationsOn April 30, 2018, Canosa filed her Complaint in New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan. The Complaint alleges that, since 2010, Canosa has worked in various capacities for Weinstein and two companies affiliated with him: The Weinstein Company Holdings LLC (“TWC Holdings”) and The Weinstein Company LLC (“TWC,” and together, “TWC” or the “Company”). Dkt. 1 (Notice of Removal), Ex. A (“Compl.”) 1. It alleges that, between approximately August 2010 and June 2015, Weinstein verbally abused, sexually assaulted, and raped Canosa in hotel rooms in Los Angeles, New York, Malaysia, and Budapest. Id.

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