Movie producers can be held personally liable for set accidents
High-ranking Hollywood executives can face years of litigation and personal financial ruin if they fail to enforce strict safety protocols on their film sets.
The 2021 tragedy on the set of the film 'Rust' highlighted a sobering legal reality: being a producer is more than a vanity title. When cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally struck by a live round, the subsequent legal battles shifted focus from criminal intent to civil negligence. In the eyes of the law, negligence only requires proving that a person failed to exercise 'reasonable care,' a much lower bar than proving a crime.
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