FILE – Harvey Weinstein arrives at a Manhattan courthouse for jury deliberations in his rape trial, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, in New York. New York’s highest court has overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction and ordered a new trial. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

       FILE – Harvey Weinstein leaves a Manhattan courthouse after closing arguments in his rape trial in New York, Friday, Feb. 14, 2020. New York’s highest court has overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction and ordered a new trial. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

       FILE – Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in court in Los Angeles, Oct. 4 2022. New York’s highest court has overturned Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction and ordered a new trial. The Court of Appeals ruled Thursday, April 25, 2024 that the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced him with improper rulings, including a decision to let women testify about allegations that weren’t part of the case. (Etienne Laurent/Pool Photo via AP, File)

       FLE – A group of women who have spoken out about Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein’s sexual misconduct and who refer to themselves as the “Silence Breakers,” face the media during a news conference at Los Angeles City Hall, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, in Los Angeles. New York’s highest court on Thursday, April 25, 2024, has overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction and ordered a new trial. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

       FILE – Harvey Weinstein arrives at the courthouse during jury deliberations in his rape trial, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, in New York. New York’s highest court has overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction and ordered a new trial.(AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File)

       FILE – Harvey Weinstein arrives at a Manhattan courthouse for jury deliberations in his rape trial, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, in New York. New York’s highest court has overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction and ordered a new trial. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

       FILE – Harvey Weinstein leaves a Manhattan courthouse after closing arguments in his rape trial in New York, Friday, Feb. 14, 2020. New York’s highest court has overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction and ordered a new trial. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

       FILE – Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in court in Los Angeles, Oct. 4 2022. New York’s highest court has overturned Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction and ordered a new trial. The Court of Appeals ruled Thursday, April 25, 2024 that the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced him with improper rulings, including a decision to let women testify about allegations that weren’t part of the case. (Etienne Laurent/Pool Photo via AP, File)

       FLE – A group of women who have spoken out about Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein’s sexual misconduct and who refer to themselves as the “Silence Breakers,” face the media during a news conference at Los Angeles City Hall, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, in Los Angeles. New York’s highest court on Thursday, April 25, 2024, has overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction and ordered a new trial. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

       FILE – Harvey Weinstein arrives at the courthouse during jury deliberations in his rape trial, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, in New York. New York’s highest court has overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction and ordered a new trial.(AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File)

       FILE – Harvey Weinstein arrives at a Manhattan courthouse for jury deliberations in his rape trial, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, in New York. New York’s highest court has overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction and ordered a new trial. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

       FILE – Harvey Weinstein leaves a Manhattan courthouse after closing arguments in his rape trial in New York, Friday, Feb. 14, 2020. New York’s highest court has overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction and ordered a new trial. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

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       LOS ANGELES — Harvey Weinstein’s landmark New York sexual assault conviction was thrown out by an appeals court Thursday, and most of the dozens of civil cases filed against him since he became a central target in the #MeToo movement in 2017 have either been settled or dismissed.

       That doesn’t mean the 72-year-old disgraced movie mogul and his lawyers don’t have plenty of c ...

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