Harco National Insurance Company has filed a lawsuit in federal court against actor Justin Baldoni, his company Wayfarer Studios, and others, seeking a ruling that it is not obligated to provide insurance coverage in connection with Blake Lively’s sexual harassment claims related to the film It Ends With Us.

The complaint, filed on July 15 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, argues that two employment practices liability policies issued to Wayfarer do not cover the allegations raised in Lively’s suit. Harco asserts that the conduct in question occurred before the effective dates of the policies and that Wayfarer failed to disclose the existence of any known complaints or circumstances that could give rise to a claim.

Harco states that Lively and others reported instances of sexual harassment during pre-production and production of the film as early as May 2023. The first policy issued by Harco became effective on July 15, 2023, with a second policy beginning on July 15, 2024. According to the lawsuit, Wayfarer’s application for the 2023 policy included a written warranty affirming that no covered party knew any act or circumstance that might lead to a claim. Harco contends that this representation was inaccurate and that any claims arising from such knowledge are excluded from coverage.

Defendants named in the lawsuit include Baldoni, Wayfarer CEO Jamey Heath, Wayfarer co-founder Steve Sarowitz, and It Ends With Us Movie LLC.

Lively filed her lawsuit in late 2024, alleging sexual harassment and retaliation by Baldoni, his publicity team, and others during the production of It Ends With Us. The film was released in August 2024 and grossed approximately $351 million worldwide.

Baldoni later filed a countersuit accusing Lively of defamation and extortion. That lawsuit also named The New York Times as a defendant, though a judge dismissed the claim against the newspaper in June.

Lively’s harassment suit is currently scheduled for trial in March 2026 in New York.