Actress Joey King and the man suing her over an alleged car crash that he claims caused him severe injuries are fighting over evidence ahead of their trial, In Touch can exclusively report.
According to court documents obtained by In Touch, Joey, 25, and a man named Parviz Mohammady are headed to trial in February.
Parviz filed suit against Joey in November 2022 over a February 13, 2020, car accident in Los Angeles. The man accused the actress of being negligent and causing the accident. Joey denied all allegations of wrongdoing.
Recently, Joey demanded she be allowed to reference Parviz's prior and subsequent car crashes during the trial.
Parviz argued the evidence was irrelevant and could mislead the jury. Joey scoffed at the suggestion. She said Parviz's history of accidents is entirely relevant to the case.
Her lawyer said, "[Parviz] has put his physical condition at issue by claiming significant orthopedic injuries, including a total shoulder replacement surgery. [Joey] should be allowed to rebut these claims by showing that [Parviz's] injuries may be related to prior accidents, which could explain the severity or longevity of his medical issues."
The court has yet to rule. In his lawsuit, he claimed that Joey "suddenly ... merged into his lane, and collided with" his car.
"As a result of the collision, [Parviz] sustained damages to the front right side of his vehicle and he suffered bodily injuries," the suit read.
His lawyer added, "That at said time and place, [Joey] ... so negligently entrusted, maintained, drove and operated their said motor vehicle so as to proximately cause said motor vehicle to strike [Parviz] and thereby proximately caused the hereinafter described injuries and damages to [Parviz]."
Parviz said he suffered injuries to his body and nervous system. He claims to be dealing with great mental, physical and nervous pain. On top of that, his lawsuit said he spent money on medical services including MRIs.
His lawyer argued, "[Parviz] believes that these injuries may have reduced his life expectancy in view of his injuries, all to [Parviz's] general damage in an amount which will be shown according to proof at the time of trial."
The man sued, seeking unspecified damages. Parviz's lawyer added, "The crash caused significant orthopedic injuries to [Parviz] resulting in over four years of medical treatment including total shoulder replacement surgery."
In response, Joey denied all allegations of wrongdoing. The actress' lawyer argued Parviz was responsible for the accident.
Her lawyer said, "[Parviz] negligently operated, maintained, controlled and drove a vehicle referenced in the complaint, and otherwise negligently failed to exercise reasonable care for [Parviz's] own safety and well-being, thereby proximately contributing to the happening of the accident and to the injuries and damages alleged; that by reason of the foregoing, any recovery on the within complaint is barred to the extent of said negligence."
Joey asked the court to dismiss the entire suit and award Parviz nothing.
The parties have been going back and forth for years.
On May 15, Parviz asked the court to confirm an arbitration award. He claimed that an arbitrator found Joey was 80 percent liable for the crash and awarded him $500,000. Joey opposed the request to confirm the arbitration award. She claimed the arbitration was between their insurance companies and they were not involved.
Her lawyer said, "The property damage claim was arbitrated between plaintiff's and defendant's respective insurance companies. However, neither plaintiff nor defendant participated or were parties to the arbitration."
Further, her lawyer said, "Whether intentionally or unintentionally, [Parviz] misrepresents the amount of the award. The finding of $500,000 within the arbitration award was the total amount of defendant's policy limits.
The award only awarded property damage in an amount under $12,000." The court denied the petition to enforce the arbitration award and told the parties to prepare for trial.