In a bid to avoid bankruptcy and a government lawsuit, Weinstein Co.’s board Thursday was meeting with a potential buyers’ group including investor Ron Burkle at the office of the New York attorney general, said people with knowledge of the talks. The discussions, prompted by Mr. Burkle, could lead New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to settle his lawsuit against Weinstein Co. and its co-chairman, Bob Weinstein, though a civil suit against the company’s former co-chairman, Harvey Weinstein, would continue, one of the...

Source: Wall Street Journal March 01, 2018 20:06 UTC