![]() The exact wording of the policy will determine what the company would pay. The insurance company will do its own investigation, Shapiro said, to determine if negligence occurred. ![]() The call sheet for Thursday alone mentions multiple guns, several horses and a daily snake wrangler.Īn insurer would likely cover any accidental events, but the company might not pay for negligence claims on a movie set, according to Julie Shapiro, law professor and director of Loyola Law School's Entertainment and Media Law Institute. "If a local agency in New Mexico was going to go forward with criminal charges, that would have a real chilling effect on further filming taking place in New Mexico, and I think New Mexico appreciates the business," said Marino, who specializes in white collar cases as a co-founder of the Kaplan Marino law firm.Īny film requires insurance coverage and any policy for a Western would hit upon the use of horses, other animals and firearms. Movies Hollywood stars say they are stunned by mismanaged set in fatal prop-gun shootingĪlthough New Mexico law defines involuntary manslaughter in part as a lawful act that resulted in death from "an unlawful manner or without due caution and circumspection," defense attorney Nina Marino said she doubts any criminal case would be filed. ![]()
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