In the latest win related to her #MeToo representation of Hollywood actress Julia Ormond, partner Effie Blassberger and associate Thomas Dollar, along with co-counsel Doug Wigdor, Meredith Firetog, Kevin Mintzer, and Laura Koistinen successfully argued for the New York Supreme Court to order Creative Artists Agency (CAA) co-founder Michael Ovitz to testify in court as part of Ormond’s lawsuit against the agency.

Ormond is suing CAA for failing to warn her and protect her from Harvey Weinstein, despite knowing about his behavior. The lawsuit alleges that a meeting arranged by CAA ultimately led to Weinstein sexually assaulting Ormond. 

In addition to compelling Ovitz to testify, the court also denied CAA’s attempt to access Ormond’s mental health records outside the damages period. 

“We are pleased that the Court, once again, rejected CAA’s attempt to obtain decades of Ms. Ormond’s confidential health records,” said Blassberger, Firetog and Mintzer in a statement to In Touch Weekly, which reported on the ruling. “The Court’s decision is an important precedent: sexual assault survivors should not be compelled to produce confidential medical records from their entire adult lifetime.”

“We are also grateful that the Court agreed to require Michael Ovitz, CAA’s founder and longtime chairman, to appear for a deposition and produce documents in this case,” the statement continued. “Mr. Ovitz must now stop stonewalling and comply with the Court’s order.”

Blassberger specializes in white-collar criminal defense matters, commercial litigation and #MeToo cases. She has represented clients in a wide range of criminal, civil and regulatory investigations conducted by federal and state authorities.