Mr. Weinstein, who is now a Hollywood pariah, has an array of legal problems that are separate from the bankruptcy case. Mr. Weinstein also faces additional civil suits, including one filed by the British actress Kadian Noble, who is suing him for sex trafficking. But the bankruptcy filing does halt an array of lawsuits against the company, including those filed by women who contend that the studio facilitated misconduct by Mr. Weinstein. The filing, which was expected, ended a chaotic five-month effort to keep the Weinstein Company afloat. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyBy early February, to the disbelief of many in the film industry, it seemed as if the Weinstein Company had found a way forward.

Source: New York Times March 20, 2018 03:45 UTC