Blake Lively Seeks Attorneys' Fees After Settlement With Justin Baldoni
By
Kory Grow
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Summary
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni reached a settlement "with prejudice" in their legal dispute over alleged sexual misconduct on the set of It Ends With Us and an alleged smear campaign. However, the legal battle isn't fully over because Lively is still seeking to have Baldoni pay her attorneys' fees for the countersuit he filed that was dismissed by a judge.
Key quotes
· 2 pulledLively still wants Baldoni to pay her attorneys' fees for the countersuit he filed against her that a judge dismissed.
Because both parties reached the settlement 'with prejudice,' meaning Lively cannot refile the same suit against Baldoni, it left the door open to collect compensation for what Lively had to pay her lawyers for their time.
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