Mark Geragos

I actually will take the client into chambers, have it transcribed if they're taking the stand over my objection.

I've only done it a couple of times.

But I think of the one where a client did it after I thought I had tried the best defense case within the prosecutions you could ever do.

And he did it over my vehement objection.

And, you know, day one, he did well.

Day two, he disintegrated.

So...

Look, if I was prognosticating and I did prognosticate, then truth be told, talk to Brian about it.

I didn't ever think they were going to get trouble or punitive damages.

I expected only because there is part of what was built into the settlement agreement was a no appeal.

So the judge basically could act with impunity and he didn't have to worry about the circuit reversing him.

The strict language of the statute would seem to suggest that you have to award fees, but there's still yet another battle.

Even though the order says case closed, they're going to submit their fees request and costs, and then the judge is going to whittle it down.

Brian's team is going to file something that says, no, this was not approved.

what was intended and they're going to go back and forth the judge is going to make the call but it's not going to come out of justin baldoni's pocket this is all going to it's going to be a fight between the insurance companies over who's going to pay this so it's really much ado about nothing

And confirms what you said, Megan, that that settlement was a massive loss for Blake Lively.

Because she paid out of pocket to her attorneys for the entire case.

She's not going to get all of her attorney's fees back.

She's only going to get a siloed specific payment.

discrete amount that are cabined to and tethered to the defense of that countersuit, not the entire case.