Transformer actor wins $18.5m for stunt gone wrong

Sarah Coles
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An extra who was helping provide background action for a dramatic stunt being filmed for Transformers: Dark of the Moon has received a payout of $18.5 million, after the stunt went wrong and she was left with brain damage.

So what happened, and could it happen here?

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