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Federal judge rules Blake Lively can recover attorney fees from Justin Baldoni but denies punitive damages.
U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman ruled that Blake Lively is entitled to recover attorney fees under California Civil Code § 47.1 as the prevailing defendant in Justin Baldoni's defamation counterclaim. The judge denied Lively's request for treble and punitive damages, finding that Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(d) does not permit damages awards. The underlying defamation counterclaim stemmed from Lively's sexual harassment allegations against Baldoni.
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3 outlets covered it, splitting into 3 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
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The spectrum · how 3 outlets placed this story
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The split, in one line
Reason details the procedural rationale for denying punitive damages, while NY Post frames the ruling as a legal win affirming Lively's good faith. Reuters provides a neutral summary of the split decision.
How each outlet covered it
Lightly covered so far
Too few outlets to map a left-right split. Here is each take as it stands.
Sparse coverage · 3 outlets
RReutersCENTER17h ago
“Blake Lively can recover legal fees from Justin Baldoni, US judge rules”
RReasonRIGHT-CENTER11h ago
“Blake Lively Entitled to Attorney Fees (But Not Punitive Damages) in Justin Baldoni et al.'s Libel Lawsuit Against Her”
NYPNY PostRIGHT11h ago
“Blake Lively scores another legal win after dragging Justin Baldoni back to court”
