"She didn't file this lawsuit thinking it would be easy,” a source tells PEOPLE after a judge threw out 10 of Lively’s 13 claims against Baldoni

Mitch Schuster, who has been working alongside Bryan Freedman in the Justin Baldoni case, has been elevated to name partner at his law firm. With this promotion, the firm Meister Seelig & Fein is now Meister Seelig & Schuster.

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni are still heading to trial on the It Ends With Us actress’ retaliation and defamation claims despite a federal judge’s best intentions and persuasion efforts today. Lawyers for the former and bitterly battling co-stars were ordered to call in with Magistrate Judge Sarah L.

Lively’s Easter post comes after Judge Liman, in a lengthy ruling, tossed out 10 out of 13 claims against Baldoni, including harassment, conspiracy, and defamation, because they failed to meet the legal threshold to be heard in court.

Piers Morgan blasted Blake Lively after she made a statement regarding her ongoing case against Justin Baldoni. The Gossip Girl star, 38, was delivered a crushing blow in her investigation into her It Ends With Us director,

Actor Blake Lively has addressed the ongoing legal battle with Justin Baldoni, raising concerns over how the case has been portrayed in the public domain. The dispute, connected to their film It Ends With Us,

Now, Rob Shuter is reporting that Swift sees the latest in the Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni legal standoff as perhaps the beginning of the end. “It’s a huge relief,” one insider told the gossip columnist. “This case just got dramatically weaker.”