# Michael Gottlieb

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## Timeline

- **2026-08-26**: Fee ruling issued — Judge Lewis J. Liman issues a written decision awarding Lively $363,245 in attorneys' fees and $44,206 in costs — roughly $407,451 of the $8,035,041 sought.
- **2025-01**: Baldoni files responsive claims — Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios file their own claims against Lively, including defamation alongside non-defamation theories.
- **2024-12**: Lively files lawsuit — Blake Lively files a federal lawsuit against Justin Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios alleging sexual harassment and a retaliatory smear campaign during production of 'It Ends With Us.'

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### SDNY Judge Cuts Blake Lively's Fee Award to $407K — 5% of $8M Sought
2026-08-27 11:09:40 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

Judge Lewis J. Liman awarded Blake Lively $363,245 in fees and $44,206 in costs — $407,451 of the $8,035,041 sought — in the first monetary award under California's AB 933 survivor fee-shield. The SDNY ruling confines recovery to hours spent defending defamation claims, rejecting a blanket award for Baldoni's full counterclaim suite. For practitioners, it sets the template for claim-level apportionment in fee petitions under anti-SLAPP and survivor-protection statutes.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/blake-lively-fee-award-ab933-apportionment-ruling

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