Lindsay Lohan must go to court again
Judge refuses to dismiss lawsuit against actress over car accident
![]() Jeff Christensen / AP file | Lindsay Lohan faces another court day over an Oct. 2005 accident in which her Mercedes-Benz collided with a van. |
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LOS ANGELES - Lindsay Lohan has another court date.
A judge Tuesday refused to dismiss portions of a lawsuit against the 21-year-old actress over an October 2005 accident in which her Mercedes-Benz collided with a van.
Superior Court Judge Michael L. Stern rejected a motion that argued the lawsuit lacked legal sufficiency, and set April 7 for the trial.
The California Highway Patrol concluded that Raymundo Ortega, a busboy, caused the accident by making an illegal U-turn, but he sued Lohan and is seeking at least $200,000 in damages.
Ortega was knocked out in the crash, said his attorney, Robert G. Klein.
Lohan and a female passenger sustained minor injuries.
Ortega’s suit contends that Lohan was fleeing paparazzi and was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash.
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Lohan’s attorney, David J. Ozeran, said outside court that there was no evidence that Lohan was intoxicated.
Last month, Lohan agreed to spend a day in jail and complete a drug treatment program after pleading guilty or no contest to misdemeanor drunken driving and cocaine charges stemming from arrests earlier this year in Beverly Hills and Santa Monica.
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