Overview
- Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Maurice Leiter ruled Friday that gaffer Serge Svetnoy’s civil case over the 2021 on‑set shooting can go to a jury trial in October.
- The judge let claims of negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and punitive damages proceed, and he dismissed an assault claim for lack of intent to harm.
- Leiter rejected arguments from Alec Baldwin and Rust Movie Productions that they were not legally responsible for safety practices on the set.
- He set an Oct. 12, 2026 trial date and said he is unlikely to allow further delays as the nearly five‑year‑old case moves forward.
- Baldwin says he did not know the gun held a live round and did not pull the trigger, and his 2024 manslaughter case was dismissed after a judge found prosecutors hid evidence.