Weinstein Company Seeks to Keep Sex Claims Suit at Bay

• ‘Casting couch’ plaintiffs ask court to allow N.Y. lawsuit to go forward • Debtor says request would add too much expense, deplete assets, and create ‘race to courthouse’

Weinstein Company Holdings LLC wants to prevent a group of women suing it over allegations of sexual misconduct against co-founder Harvey Weinstein from pursuing their claims while it’s in bankruptcy.

A hearing is planned for May 31 in U.S. bankruptcy court in Delaware on a request by the women to move forward with their suit in federal district court in New York. The Weinstein Company objected to the request.

The judge ...