Weinstein Plaintiff Caitlin Dulany on Collapse of Settlement: ‘I Was Stunned

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Caitlin Dulany is one of the nine named plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein. On Tuesday morning, she was listening to the court hearing, expecting that the judge would give his preliminary blessing to a settlement that would send $18.9 million to Weinstein’s accusers in the class action case.

Instead, in a surprise move, Judge Alvin Hellerstein torpedoed the deal, leaving Dulany shocked and in a state of grief.

“I was stunned,” she told Variety on Tuesday afternoon.

The ruling puts an end to nearly two years of meticulous and hard-fought negotiations. It leaves Weinstein’s accusers to pursue their civil claims individually, and it leaves a cloud of uncertainty over the Weinstein Co. bankruptcy. read more »