Moreover, the complaint asserts that an assistant director should have handed Baldwin the gun and demonstrated that its chambers were empty. Instead, Gutierrez-Reed gave Baldwin the gun, and Baldwin did not check if it was loaded.
These actions, among others, made “this a case where injury or death was much more than just a possibility — it was a likely result,” the complaint alleges.
The plaintiffs are seeking unspecified compensatory and punitive damages, civil penalties, court costs, and attorney fees.
Allred emphasized that “while we had successfully litigated this case in California against many of the same defendants being named in our New Mexico lawsuit, there were key defendants over whom the court ruled there was no personal jurisdiction in California.”
She added that the court’s finding that some defendants lacked the necessary “minimum contacts” with California highlights the cost-cutting measures on the film that led to Hutchins’ death.
“Individuals were hired, including those responsible for the cast and crew’s safety, who had little to no experience working in films and, as such, with little to no contacts in Hollywood,” Allred said.
