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MORGAN FREEMAN SETTLES CRASH LAWSUIT: Oscar winner was sued by passenger claiming her injuries left her unable to work.
Demaris Meyer had sued Freeman in the US District Court in Mississippi for compensation, saying the injuries and trauma she sustained in the crash left her unable to work.
Freeman, 72, suffered a broken arm, elbow and minor shoulder damage when his car veered off the road in a late-night single vehicle crash near Ruleville, Mississippi in August 2008.
Meyer, who had to be cut out of wreckage of the vehicle by responders, suffered broken bones and head injuries which had left her with cognitive difficulties and short term memory loss, according to earlier statements.
The case has now been dismissed after both parties agreed an out-of-court settlement, Meyer's lawyer Gloria Allred said Friday. Terms were undisclosed.
"Ms Meyer is pleased that the matter is resolved and the case is settled," Allred said in an email to AFP.
Meanwhile, Freeman will next be seen in "Invictus." Due Dec. 11, the film is based on the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Freeman portrays former South African president Nelson Mandela.
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