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Jackson said she was initially slated to film a fight scene on the day of the crash, but in a \"last-minute change, she was asked to perform a dangerous and technically complex motorcycle scene in adverse weather,\" the lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Tuesday, said.

\"The scene involved a vehicle fitted with a mechanical crane attached to a camera driving toward [Jackson], as she sped on her motorcycle directly at the camera,\" the suit says. \"The camera was supposed to elevate safely above [Jackson] head before she reached it. But the haphazardly planned stunt went terribly wrong.\"

Jackson's career as a stunt double is over, according to the lawsuit.

\"Unfortunately, for Olivia Jackson, rather than focusing on safety, the production crew made a last-minute change to the stunt and did not tell Olivia,\" her lawyer, Stuart R. Fraenkel, told ABC News in a statement. \"This resulted in a life sentence for Olivia – a life sentence of disfigurement, pain and the inability to do what she loved most – giving the action movie lovers what they want – action.

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She accused the producers of misleading her into believing that the insurance company would pay for her injuries, but she later learned there was no liability coverage for her claim.

\"Had such facts been known to [Jackson], she never would have agreed to perform The Final Chapter, or alternatively, would have secured additional insurance on her own,\" the lawsuit stated. \"She had already secured the role of stunt double for a leading cast member in Wonder Woman, and didn't need the work.\"

Jackson's other lawyer, Gabe Barenfeld, also called for wider action in Hollywood: \"While Olivia’s injuries were entirely avoidable, stunt performers get injured. There needs to be adequate insurance in place to protect stunt performers’ financial security when they do get hurt. Insurance premiums are not where production companies should be cutting costs.\"

Representatives for Anderson, Bolt and their respective companies did not immediately respond to ABC News' request for comment.

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