Britney Spears’ former bodyguard Kerry Vine filed a lawsuit against the pop star this week. In the suit, Vine claims he sustained physical injuries while working at her former home at the Summit in Beverly Hills in March 2008. He also sued the security company with which Spears contracted (Vine’s actual, legal employer).
“Advanced Security Concepts negligently operated their business thereby causing injuries to [Vine] who worked for [Spears] at the time,” Vine’s attorney, Charles Swain, wrote in the complaint. “[Spears] breached that duty of care to the plaintiff by failing to ensure that he could safely perform duties that Advanced Security Concepts ordered him to perform.”
Vine is suing Spears for personal injury, battery and negligence for which he claims he has suffered lost wages, medical and hospital costs, and loss of personal property and earning capacity. I’m not sure exactly what happened – but it seems to be a pretty run-of-the-mill personal injury claim that will be handled by insurance defense attorneys. Any judgment or settlement will most likely be paid out of insurance funds.
The next hearing is scheduled for Sept. 2.
