Judge grants Blake Lively $400,000 of $8M in legal fees she sought in film fight with Justin Baldoni
- Blake Lively was awarded just over $400,000 of the $8 million she sought in legal fees from Justin Baldoni after a settlement in their film dispute.
- A federal judge ruled that Lively was not entitled to the full amount due to California law limitations.
- The judge stated that Lively could only be reimbursed for legal fees related to defamation claims.
- Baldoni's attorney claimed the ruling was a significant victory, while Lively's lawyers called it historic for the California law.
- Lively's lawsuit included allegations of sexual harassment and other claims against Baldoni.
Blake Lively will receive just over $400,000 of the $8 million she sought in legal costs from actor and director Justin Baldoni after they settled their dispute over the production of their 2024 film "It Ends With Us," a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
Judge Lewis J. Liman explained in a written decision that Lively was not entitled to the full amount claimed by her lawyers after Baldoni and his production company filed their own claims in response to her lawsuit.
The judge denied Lively the bulk of legal fees, citing the limits of a California law designed to protect survivors of sexual harassment and discrimination from retaliatory lawsuits, allowing her reimbursement only for fees related to defending against defamation claims.
法官裁定布莱克·莱弗利从贾斯廷·巴尔多尼的电影纠纷中获得40万美元的法律费用
布莱克·莱弗利在与贾斯廷·巴尔多尼的电影纠纷中获得了超过40万美元的法律费用，而她原本寻求800万美元，联邦法官于周三裁定。
法官刘易斯·J·利曼在书面决定中解释，莱弗利由于巴尔多尼及其制作公司对她的诉讼提出的反诉，无法获得律师所声称的全部费用。
法官拒绝了莱弗利大部分法律费用的请求，引用了加州法律的限制，该法律旨在保护性骚扰和歧视的幸存者免受报复性诉讼，仅允许她报销与防御诽谤指控相关的费用。