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Carradine's widow settles wrongful death suit

Wed Aug 17, 2011 5:23 PM EDT
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FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2006 file photo, actor David Carradine arrives for the 16th annual Environmental Media Awards in Los Angeles. Court records in Los Angeles show that Carradine's widow, Anne, has settled a wrongful death lawsuit against a French company that was handling the actor's final film. Carradine was found dead in June 2009 in a Bangkok hotel room. (AP Photo/Phil McCarten, file)

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LOS ANGELES — Court records show David Carradine's widow has reached a settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit filed against a French company handling the actor's final film.

An attorney for Anne Carradine filed a notice Monday in Los Angeles indicating the parties had reached a conditional settlement. Exact terms were not disclosed.

The 72-year-old "Kung Fu" star was found dead in a Bangkok hotel room in 2009 while working on a film called "Stretch."

Anne Carradine sued MK2 S.A. in June 2010, claiming the company promised to provide David Carradine with an assistant to help him navigate Bangkok but the assistant left him behind for dinner on the night before the actor was found dead.

MK2 denied wrongdoing in court filings.

The settlement was first reported Wednesday by celebrity website TMZ.

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Little Sure Shot

Why is it the company's fault that he got his sexual kicks from self strangulation? His assistant was hired as just that, an assistant, not a babysitter. They should turn right around and sue her for what ever money she gets to recoup production costs.

    Reply#1 - Thu Aug 18, 2011 12:00 PM EDT
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