Her company Vanzan against anonymous Does 1–10, which was dropped before the 37-year-old’s sexual misconduct case was filed.
The revelation prompted a furious response from Baldoni’s lawyer Bryan Freedman who described the Vanzan suit as a “sham.”
“Ms. Lively’s and Mr. Reynolds’ company Vanzan had nothing to do with this case and they knew it,” Freedman said in a statement.
“This sham lawsuit was designed to obtain subpoena power without oversight or scrutiny, and in doing so denied my clients the ability to contest the propriety, nature, and scope of the subpoena.
“There is nothing normal about this. Officers of the court have a duty of candor to the court and an obligation not to file fictitious lawsuits that have no basis in fact or law.
