Hollywood Hearsay: Blake Lively Baldoni Fight Continues on 47.1 with 7th Amendment and New California Suit Floated - more here
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by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE, June 1 – In the Blake Lively v. Justin Baldoni lawsuits, a hearing was held on February 3 before U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Lewis J. Liman. Inner City Press was there with live coverage, thread
On September 16 the Wayfarer Parties filed their 12 page “privilege log” of documents they say should not be subject to discovery, on Patreon here
On May 4, in the run up to trial, the lawsuit was abruptly settled, with no details. With nothing yet filed in the court docket, the parties said in a statement, “We acknowledge the process presented challenges, and recognize concerns raised by Ms. Lively deserved to be heard. We remain firmly committed to workplaces free of improprieties and unproductive environments. It is our sincere hope that this brings closure and allows all involved to move forward constructively and in peace, including a respectful environment online.”
But the fight did not end. On June 1 an oral argument on what Lively is seeking under California 47.1. Inner City Press live tweeted it, here. That a separately California suit might be filed, despite the releases, was floated - as was whether the Seventh Amendment bars these damages without a jury trial. Judge Liman took it under advisement - Inner City Press will stay on alert.
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