Washington, April 18 -- Actor Alec Baldwin will face a civil trial in October after a judge ruled that a lawsuit alleging negligence in the fatal 2021 Rust shooting can proceed.

The decision comes nearly two years after his manslaughter case was dismissed.

On Friday, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Maurice Leiter allowed claims filed by gaffer Serge Svetnoy to move forward, rejecting arguments from Baldwin and Rust Movie Productions that they were not legally responsible for on-set safety, reported Variety.

The case stems from the October 2021 shooting in Santa Fe, New Mexico, which resulted in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

While Baldwin's criminal manslaughter case was dismissed in July 2024 after a judge found prose...