Actor Alec Baldwin was unable to get a lawsuit filed by three “Rust” crew members dismissed.
Earlier this year, three crew members from the set of the Western film — Ross Addiego, Doran Curtin, and Reese Price — filed a new lawsuit against the “30 Rock” cast and “Rust” producers alleging “negligent and reckless conduct.”
On October 21, 2021, Alec Baldwin fired a .45 Colt prop revolver containing live ammunition, attacking and killing cinematographer Halnya Hutchins. The 65-year-old actor faces two counts of involuntary manslaughter, though the charges were dropped in April 2023 pending further investigation.
While it’s possible he will face new charges as forensic tests continue, Baldwin is not immune to a lawsuit filed by three “Rust” crew members who were in the church when the gun was fired.
Alec Baldwin Still Named In Lawsuit Filed By Three ‘Rusty’ Crew Alleging ‘Reckless Conduct’
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On Wednesday, New Mexico First Judicial District Court Judge Bryan Biedscheid denied a motion filed by Alec Baldwin and co-defendants El Dorado Pictures and Rust Movie Productions to dismiss a lawsuit filed by three “Rust” crew members, according to Deadline. They also denied a motion to adjourn the hearing until the criminal trial is over.
Judge Biedscheid said that he “didn’t know” the circumstances of the “criminal prosecution with Mr. Baldwin” but noted that it was “surprisingly common” for a defendant to face both criminal and civil cases at the same time. He allowed the defendants to “assert their constitutional rights as they see fit” after he denied the stay.
‘Rust’ Crew Members Claim Unspecified Damages
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Three former “Rust” crew members – Ross Addiego, Doran Curtin and Reese Price – are suing for unspecified damages claiming they were victims of “negligent and reckless conduct” from Alec Baldwin, El Dorado Pictures and Rust Movie Productions.
Court documents state that the three are “entitled to damages for their injuries caused by the Defendants’ negligence and reckless conduct.” The former employees are all seeking “compensatory and punitive damages, jointly and severally,” for loss of “enjoyment of life” and loss of “lost earnings value and current cash value of earning capacity.”
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In the lawsuit, the three “Rust” crew members recalled what they experienced on the set of the Western movie the day Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed. The trio allege that “the sound from the live discharge inside the chapel was deafening, causing the Plaintiff to suffer blast injuries,” according to court documents.
Price claimed that he saw “the flash of a revolver’s muzzle” and then felt “the physical force of a shot in a small space.” Price went on to say that he felt his ears ring as he looked at director Joel Souza who was “screaming and crawling away” from Baldwin.
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Addiego said he witnessed the same flash and “felt the same sound, force and disorienting physical trauma from the shooting.” He stated that both Hutchins and Souza fell to the ground after he heard the gunshots. In court documents, he focused more on Souza’s injuries than Hutchins. As stated in court documents:
“When he checked Souza for injuries, Plaintiff Addiego noticed a hole in the front of Souza’s sweatshirt. Assisted by another crew member and a medical officer, Plaintiff Addiego removed Souza’s shirt and rolled him up. Souza’s shoulder blade was shattered, and a bullet lodged just under his skin. Plaintiff Addiego applied pressure to Souza’s wound until emergency medical professionals arrived.”
Curtin was closer to Hutchins at the time of the incident. Curtin said that he felt “the same sound, force, and physical trauma from the shooting. “With Hutchins at his feet, another crew member ordered Plaintiff Curtin to remove Hutchins’ headset. He bent down and removed the equipment from Hutchins’ head,” the lawsuit states. .” He watched in shock as Hutchins grabbed his stomach.”
Curtin claimed that, as soon as he was taken out of the church, he collapsed from “the impact of the explosion and the shock of the gunfire.”
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Baldwin has frequently insisted that he did not pull the trigger on a Colt .45 prop revolver. In December 2021, the “Supercell” actor sat down with George Stephanopoulos on ABC News to maintain his innocence. “The trigger was not pulled,” he said at the time. “I didn’t pull the trigger. I would never point a gun at someone and pull the trigger on them, never.”
However, new forensic tests found the trigger was pulled “enough” to cause the gun to fire, supporting the results of an FBI forensic report released last year.
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