LOS ANGELES—The parents of a cinematographer killed in an April off-road vehicle crash during a University of Southern California (USC) student film shoot are suing the university for negligence.
The Los Angeles Superior Court complaint was brought Sept. 19 by Hualan Wang and Hua Sun, the father and mother, respectively, of the late 29-year-old Peng “Aaron” Wang. The couple is seeking unspecified damages, plus compensation for funeral and burial expenses.
Also named as defendants were the film’s director, Ting Su, and producer, Biangliang Li, both of whom are USC students and Chinese nationals.
“Asking film students to handle and oversee all of their own on-set safety without oversight is like asking an elephant to fly, according to USC’s own faculty,” the suit states….