While Baldwin, the other producers, the assistant director and the armorer might be named as parties in a civil lawsuit, not all may be found to be liable - particularly if they played no role in the safety aspects of the production or only held a vanity credit. 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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