Wynn case dismissed by judge

The long-running lawsuit by nine manicurists and makeup artists at Wynn Las Vegas against the company for not doing enough to prevent sexual harassment by former chief Steve Wynn, has been dismissed by a federal court, reports Associated Press.

Judge James Mahan dismissed the case brought by the nine women against Wynn Las Vegas and Wynn Resorts alleging that the companies did not do enough to prevent a hostile work environment. They had alleged that the companies were aware of misconduct by Wynn towards female employees but did not investigate it and covered up any reported misconduct.

The decision by their legal team that they should remain unidentified – simply referred to in court as Judy Doe 1 to Judy Doe 9 – was one of the reasons why Judge Mahan dismissed the case,

Steve Wynn, who was chairman and CEO at Wynn Resorts, left the company in February of 2018. He repeatedly denied any sexual misconduct.

The nine women said in court that they decided to remain anonymous to protect themselves from the impact that revealing their identities would have on their lives.

The judge also felt that much of their testimony was “vague”, the news agency reported.

Wynn Resorts had been fined $20m in February of 2019 by the Nevada gambling regulators after a probe that management had failed to investigate claims of sexual misconduct against Wynn. Shortly after that it paid another $35m fine for not disclosing years of allegations against Wynn.