The "Good Wife" star alludes to her former manager's 'personal problems' in counterclaims to a lawsuit over commissions.
Julianna Margulies, who was sued in July by D/F Management, whose principals include Steve Dontanville, her former agent who later became her manager. In the lawsuit, The Good Wife star was alleged to owe Dontanville's management firm at least $420,000 for unpaid commissions plus 10 percent of earnings from shows and product deals like the one where she became spokesperson for L'Oreal cosmetics that were already signed when the actress fired them.
"In light of her longtime professional and personal relationship with Dontanville and given her belief that Dontanville's personal problems had been resolved, Margulies was initially excited about having D/F act as her manager," says Margulies' new court papers. "Unfortunately, Margulies' initial excitement about the relationship soon gave way to disappointment because D/F failed to provide the level and quality of services she had anticipated and which D/F had agreed to render."
Margulies, represented by Ryan Fife at Drinker Biddle & Reath, now is suing for breach of oral contract as she says Dontanville failed to provide her with any writing to memorialize the terms of his firm's engagement. The actress alleges that she has incurred damages in paying for services she did not receive. She is seeking an unspecified compensatory amount to make up for this.
"My client was forced to sue Ms. Margulies for her failure to pay commissions for a show they strongly recommended she accept, as she has publicly acknowledged," says Mathew Rosengart, the attorney representing D/F. "It is disappointing that rather than abiding by her obligations, Ms. Margulies has chosen the tact of filing a meritless and malicious claim based upon personal attacks. My client will vigorously prosecute its claim."
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