Overview
- Lively’s lawyers filed a March 12 letter to Judge Lewis J. Liman arguing a recent Second Circuit decision counsels against tossing cases for pleading defects after discovery.
- Her filing urges the court to evaluate the full evidentiary record developed in discovery rather than focus narrowly on the complaint’s wording.
- Baldoni and other defendants have asked the court to throw out Lively’s claims through multiple requests, including a summary judgment bid that remains undecided.
- On March 13, Judge Liman denied Lively’s motion to sanction Baldoni’s attorney Bryan Freedman, finding no showing that his prior public comments were substantially likely to prejudice the trial.
- A court‑ordered mediation on February 11 ended without a settlement, the civil trial is set for May 18 in Manhattan federal court, and Lively’s 2024 harassment and retaliation suit continues as Baldoni denies the allegations and his $400 million countersuit stands dismissed.