Overview

• Alec Baldwin requested the dismissal of the wrongful death lawsuit filed against him by Halyna Hutchins' family.
• Baldwin argued the plaintiff has no viable cause of action against defendants and that Hutchins' family could not prove a sufficiently close relationship with the cinematographer.
• Hutchins' family lawyer, Gloria Allred, slammed Baldwin's attempt to avoid responsibility for the fatal shooting of the cinematographer.
• Baldwin's team also requested a stay of proceedings until the criminal trial against him is completed.
• Hutchins died on Oct. 21, 2021, after a gun Baldwin was holding fired on the set of "Rust."