Family of Extra Critically Injured on 'Transformers 3' Suing Paramount
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Gabriela Cedillo was driving her car through a scene of the next "Transformers" movie when a stunt for the scene went horribly wrong. (MyFoxChicago.com)
The family of a woman left with brain damage after an accident during the filming of "Transformers 3" has filed a lawsuit against the movie's makers.
Gabriela Cedillo is being treated at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. She was working as an extra when she was hit in the head by a piece of flying metal during the filming of a stunt sequence in Hammond, Indiana.
The lawsuit contends the Sept. 1 accident left her permanently brain damaged, paralyzed on her left side and with her left eye stitched shut.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The lawsuit filed in Cook County Circuit Court on Tuesday accuses Paramount Pictures of negligence.
In a statement, Paramount officials say they're sorry about the accident and that they pledge to help Cedillo and her family.