Overview
- Lively filed a motion on Tuesday asking the court to award $8,035,040.88, composed of $7,495,526.87 in attorneys’ fees and $539,514.01 in litigation costs.
- U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman ruled in June that Lively may recover fees under California Civil Code Section 47.1 and gave Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios until July 13 to respond to the fee request.
- The filing breaks down bills from lead firms Willkie Farr & Gallagher and Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, cites discounted hourly rates up to $2,187, and details heavy work such as more than 7,000 documents produced and extensive discovery.
- Baldoni’s lawyers dispute Lively’s characterization of the case and the scope of the award, while Lively’s team says she will seek any additional fees tied to litigating the fee motion itself.
- The court’s decision will serve as an early federal test of Section 47.1 and could shape how judges assess reasonableness, allocation and deterrence of high‑value fee awards in retaliatory‑suit claims.