10 Movie Scenes That Led To Massive Lawsuits - Commenter Edition

2. Freeway Chase Gone Wrong - Transformers: Dark Of The Moon

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In a tragic accident on the set of 2011's Transformers: Dark Of The Moon, an extra was left with permanent brain damage when a steel cable snapped and smashed through the windshield of her car, striking her in the head.

Gabriella Cedillo was driving her own vehicle, working as an extra while filming the movie's freeway chase scene. The cable was under a lot of tension due to it pulling a stunt car, and eventually, that tension proved too much. Cedillo was quickly airlifted to hospital and underwent emergency surgery, but sadly, she lost about "a third of the top of her head," and couldn't even remember the accident.

Shortly after, Cedillo's family sued Paramount Pictures (and a few other parties) for negligence, demanding $350,000 for the negative impact that the accident would have on her personal life and career prospects.

The case took a while to resolve, but eventually, Cedillo's side came out on top. She was awarded an $18.5 million settlement in May 2012, at which time she was undergoing therapy at an institute in Chicago.

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