(2014) Tags: Columbia
Julia Davis v. Sony Pictures Entertainment
On or about June 8, 2013, Plaintiff BJ DAVIS sustained workplace violence, intentional assault leading to life-altering disability in a hostile workplace, on the set of the feature film “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” While employed by Defendants SONY PICTURES and COLUMBIA PICTURES.
While working on the feature film “The Amazing Spider-Man 2,” Plaintiff BJ DAVIS was subjected to age discrimination and retaliation for his prior political activities as the former Secretary for Charlton Heston and as a SAG Safety Representative. Plaintiff BJ DAVIS previously stopped the classification of stunt performers, which would have undermined the right to work for average stunt people, women and minorities while creating a monopoly by SAG Board members of the Screen Actors Guild. Plaintiff BJ DAVIS also forced the Screen Actors Guild to represent Stunt Coordinators contractually. He rallied and united the stunt community, forming the National League of SAG Stunt Performers to legally sue the Screen Actors Guild and thereby achieving the desired outcome.
These activities prejudiced Defendants against Plaintiff BJ DAVIS and Plaintiff JULIA DAVIS as his spouse. Plaintiffs were purposely ostracized on the set of “The Amazing Spider-Man 2,” were repeatedly given broken radios or radios with dead batteries, were assigned to drive defective stunt vehicles with non-functioning air conditioning and were not selected to perform the major stunts, which were assigned by Defendant JAMES ARMSTRONG to his friends and significant others. Plaintiffs were unduly subjected to harassment and discrimination.
Discrimination against Plaintiffs in a hostile workplace escalated to the point of workplace violence, wherein Plaintiff BJ DAVIS was intentionally assaulted by Defendant JAY CARRADO, based upon directives of Defendant JAMES ARMSTRONG, acting on behalf of Defendants SONY, COLUMBIA, AVI ARAD PRODUCTIONS, ARMSTRONG ACTION and other production companies and entities involved in the filming of “The Amazing Spider-Man 2”. This assault caused Plaintiff BJ DAVIS severe, life-altering injuries, requiring several surgeries and causing bodily harm that, according to the treating physicians may lead to his permanent disability. Plaintiff BJ DAVIS is now temporarily totally disabled, due to the severity of the injuries inflicted upon him on the set of the feature film “The Amazing Spider-Man 2.”