Adult Survivors Act

August 24, 2025 by mjpospis

Julia Ormond’s Adult Survivors Act Claim Against Harvey Weinstein et al Survives Dismissal, First Department Holds

In Ormond v. Weinstein, No. 2024-05486, 4017, 952107/23, 2025 N.Y. Slip Op. 04755, 2025 WL 2412641 (N.Y.A.D. 1 Dept., Aug. 21, 2025), the court unanimously affirmed the denial of defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim asserted under the Adult Survivors Act. From the decision: Plaintiff, a well-known actress, brought this action under the Adult Survivors…

Adult Survivors Act (ASA) Revives NYC Human Rights Law Claims, in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Arising From 2010-2011 Conduct, Court Rules

In Crawford v. David Ratner, No. 952052/2023, 2023 WL 8810507 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Dec. 20, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied the defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims – arising from a series of alleged sexual assaults, sexual harassment and retaliatory conduct between 2010 and 2011 by the defendant – under the…