Daniel Ortiz has sued Barbra Streisand claiming negligence after falling into a ditch while working on a carpentry job for the singer in 2007.
Ortiz was hired to conduct carpentry work for Streisand’s Malibu, California home in 2007 and claims to have taken a spill into a ditch, badly hurting himself, while “on the job”.
According to Ortiz’s lawsuit, Streisand “failed to take steps to either make the dangerous condition safe or warn Ortiz” of the ditch which he stumbled into while stepping out of a trailer that was kept onsite.
In part, and according to his lawsuit, Ortiz is claiming that his fall caused him “humiliation, fear, discomfort, anxiety, loss of enjoyment of life, mental anguish, and emotional and physical distress.”
Barbra Streisand Sued by Daniel Ortiz
Ortiz is asking for money as compensation for damages.
Clearly this appears to be yet another attempt to extort money from a celebrity. Let’s be honest, how bad of a fall could Ortiz have taken, that (i) didn’t cause excessive injury, and (ii) didn’t even send the carpenter to emergency care of the hospital.
Hopefully justice will be served, and the so-called carpenter will not be compensated for his, what many believe is, false claims. Stay tuned as we will certainly post an update to the outcome of this case.
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That carpenter is a moron! He’s obviously looking for a payday and not one associated with the work he’s performed. This makes him a theif! Can you imagine suing someone because you chose the wrong place to place your foot. Maybe if it was.. say a sidewalk, and the city was clearly to blame for not properly finishing it. Or an amusement park that allows you to step out of a roller coaster into a pot hole..?? But this is clearly a jerk trying to sue a celebrity for nothing.