I was gonna say I don't see how you can pin accidents on the director, but

Instead, at the last minute, she learned that she'd be doing a tricky stunt on a motorcycle.

that sounds messed up. Is that normal?

edit:

Jackson's lawsuit, filed in mid-September against Anderson, producer Jeremy Bolt and their affiliated production companies (Sony is not named), claims that the crash occurred because the filmmakers "failed to adhere to basic safety standards."