Overview
- U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman signed an Oct. 31 order after an Oct. 17 show-cause notice drew no response from Baldoni or Wayfarer Studios.
- Blake Lively was the only party to reply, asking for final judgment and for her attorneys’ fees request to remain active, which the court granted.
- The countersuit had been dismissed in June, when the court found Lively’s California Civil Rights Department complaint and related reporting were protected by litigation and fair-report privileges.
- Baldoni may appeal after the court rules on Lively’s pending fees motion; his separate $250 million defamation case against the New York Times was also dismissed.
- Lively’s sexual-harassment and retaliation lawsuit continues toward a March 2026 trial, with related fee and insurance proceedings still unfolding.