Harvey Weinstein sues insurers for refusing to pay for his defence
Wilmington, Delaware — Harvey Weinstein wants jurors to decide whether Chubb and other insurers are acting in "bad faith" by refusing to pay to defend him against almost a dozen lawsuits accusing him of assaulting or sexually harassing women over four decades. Weinstein’s lawyers said in court filings on Monday they want an eight-day trial in federal court in Manhattan on the issue of insurers’ refusals to pick up the tab for his defence under policies that exclude coverage for "sexual molestation". A trial date hasn’t been set. Chubb, based in Zurich, filed a counter-suit against Weinstein and said it won’t pay him to defend against the women’s allegations. Karyn Faggello, a US-based spokesperson for the company, said on Tuesday that Chubb doesn’t comment on pending litigation. The former movie producer, who faces a wave of sexual-assault claims stretching back to the 1970s, was ousted from his studio in October 2017 after the New York Times and the New Yorker published accounts in...
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