Family of Injured Transformers 3 Extra Sues Paramount


Last month we brought you the story about Gabriela Cedillo, the young woman who was working as an extra on the Indiana set of Michael Bay‘s next entry into the Transformers franchise, Transformers: The Dark of the Moon. The 24-year old is currently being treated at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago after being hit in the head by a piece of flying metal during a stunt sequence in Hammond, Indiana.

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Now, Cedillo’s family of a has filed a lawsuit against Paramount Pictures for negligence. Cedillo’s attorney Todd Smith told TMZ that “Paramount made an offer to cover “reasonable and necessary medical expenses” and he says Gabriela just ended a 30-day stint in ICU where she was treated for the skull injuries she suffered last month.”

The legal complaint reads:

“[Cedillo] has endured and will in the future endure pain and suffering; has become disfigured and disabled; has suffered a loss of the enjoyment of a normal life; has been damaged in her capacity to earn a living; has incurred and will in the future incur expenses for medical services, all of which are permanent in nature,” the complaint reads.

Transformers 3 is slated to hit theaters on July 1st, 2011 and stars Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich, Kevin Dunn, Julie White, Ken Jeong, Patrick Dempsey and Alan Tudyk.

 

 


Jason Moore
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