Bloomberg Law
July 16, 2020, 5:16 PM

Wynn Resorts Gets Judy Does’ Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Dismissed

Patrick Dorrian
Patrick Dorrian
Reporter

Nine women who say they were sexually harassed by former CEO Steve Wynn while working as manicurists or makeup artists in a Wynn Resorts salon in Nevada didn’t adequately plead their case, a federal judge ruled.

The sexual harassment claims by Judy Does Nos. 1–9 were hampered by their desire to pursue the case anonymously, the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada said Wednesday.

The women failed to show that a federal magistrate judge incorrectly identified or misapplied controlling precedent on when a party may sue using a pseudonym, the court said. It rejected their objections to the ...