Blake Lively awarded legal fees but no damages in Justin Baldoni dispute
The Gossip Girl star can recover legal fees and costs arising from It Ends With Us co-actor’s countersuit
TL;DR
- Blake Lively can recover legal costs from Justin Baldoni's countersuit.
- Judge Lewis J Liman cited a California law protecting sexual harassment survivors from retaliatory lawsuits.
- Baldoni's countersuit was dismissed, and the judge found little evidence Lively acted with malice.
- Lively sought punitive damages and other relief, but these claims were rejected.
- Lively accused Baldoni of sexual harassment and retaliation; Baldoni denied the claims and accused Lively of seeking creative control.
- The parties settled the bulk of their dispute in May, allowing Lively to pursue legal fees.