nister plaintiff's computer remotely is not an unusual circumstance as many, if not most, employers can administer their employee's work devices,  the order stated.  It does not corollate that defendants actually did hack plaintiff's email and forge her signature on the NDA. 

The court also concluded that Kuhn has  received part of what she wanted  from the case under a guarantee from Stern not to enforce the 2022 confidentiality agreement.

Stern, who didn't immediately respond to a request for comment, had called the lawsuit a shakedown, accusing Kuhn of attempting to extract a hush-money payment from him and his production company. The court turned down his bid to impose sanctions for ignoring evidence undermining her claims, saying there's no evidence of bad faith.

In the lawsuit, Kuhn claimed she was wrongly accused of misconduct detrimental to her reputation. She said her firing was actually a result of immense pressure caused by an animal foster group operated by Stern's wife.