Real Housewives of New York alum Leah McSweeney‘s claims against her former bosses at Bravo TV, including Andy Cohen, will be held in an “open court.”
In a 2024 lawsuit, Leah accused producers of preying on her alcohol addiction. They allegedly attempted to get Leah to relapse to make more exciting tv.
Request denied:
The network’s lawyers asked Judge Lewis Liman to move Leah’s case against them to arbitration. That would force the two sides to hash out their differences privately.
The judge ruled that “the attorneys had tried for a flashy case-ending maneuver in court, ‘and it was not until after they had taken that gambit and lost, and after they confronted what might have appeared to be the daunting specter of civil discovery in federal court, that they changed course …”
In his decision, Liman added a quote. “Arbitration is not a fallback position. It is not a second bite at the apple. Rather, a party with a claim to arbitration faces a binary choice: litigation or arbitration. One cannot have it both ways.”
Therefore, “The case will remain in open court in the Southern District.”
Bravo and McSweeney’s lawyers are in the middle of requesting private documents and communication related to the case from each other.
Andy Cohen has denied any wrongdoing.
