'Transformers 3' extra Gabriella Cedillo wasseriously injured during filming last month after a stunt went horribly wrong. And on Tuesday, her brother, Adolfo Romo, filed a lawsuit on her behalf against Paramount Pictures alleging negligence, RadarOnline.com reports.
"We filed a case this morning in Chicago and made a request for a jury trial," Cedillo's attorney Todd A. Smith told RadarOnline.com.
Her lawyer also said Cedillo, 24, is unable to speak and is paralyzed on her left side. "It looks like she has vision loss in the left eye, which is sewn shut because there's a paralysis associated with that and they don't want her eye to dry out." One day after the accident in September, Cedillo underwent brain surgery.
The suit refers to the victim as "a disabled person" and says that she "assumed no risk of injury in performing her duties as an extra on the Transformers 3 movie set."
Several different mechanical and procedural malfunctions are listed in the suit including: "Failed to properly weld the metal bracket to the stunt car... Failed to provide adequate safety precautions... Allowed untrained extras to drive their own vehicles within close proximity to a violent stunt."
"We filed a case this morning in Chicago and made a request for a jury trial," Cedillo's attorney Todd A. Smith told RadarOnline.com.
Her lawyer also said Cedillo, 24, is unable to speak and is paralyzed on her left side. "It looks like she has vision loss in the left eye, which is sewn shut because there's a paralysis associated with that and they don't want her eye to dry out." One day after the accident in September, Cedillo underwent brain surgery.
The suit refers to the victim as "a disabled person" and says that she "assumed no risk of injury in performing her duties as an extra on the Transformers 3 movie set."
Several different mechanical and procedural malfunctions are listed in the suit including: "Failed to properly weld the metal bracket to the stunt car... Failed to provide adequate safety precautions... Allowed untrained extras to drive their own vehicles within close proximity to a violent stunt."
It's been reported that Cedillo was driving her own car while a stunt vehicle drove in the opposite direction. A cable towing one of the stunt cars came loose and sliced through Cedillo's car window, striking her in the head.
The suit is seeking in more than $50,000 on counts of negligence against seven different companies and individuals involved. "All of these entities played a role in some respect as to what happened," Smith said. "In Illinois you're not allowed to ask for a specific sum so ultimately the amount of money in this case will be determined by a jury.
Cedilli is making small improvements, Smith said. "Gabriela is somewhat responsive and the family is hopeful that she will continue to take these small strides."
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