NuclearConvoy wrote:The question is, wouldn't a movie studio make an extra sign a waiver if they were going to be involved in a sequence where there might be stunts?
That's exactly the issue. She wasn't suppose to be involved in the stunt. She was in a car. If she was injured by like, another extra in a running crowd scene. Too bad, that's what the waiver covers. You were well aware you would be running in a crowd next to other people. You can't sue the guy that knocked you over, or the studio.
It might say "even if you die, you agree not to sue"
It's obvious something went wrong and things did not go as planned. She was not suppose to be involved in the stunt.
We'd have to see what the waiver actually says. Regardless, this isn't a frivolous lawsuit.
One thing she wont be able to do, is stop the scene from being used. A lawsuit with a waiver is going to be about negligence. It happens. However, if they want to used the shoot, which contains her injury. Good luck stopping that. Paramont could have had all kinds of waivers, but the release form an extra signs. You sign over it all to the studio. Any funny little thing you do in the background, any involvement, you get your 1 time paycheck, that's it.
