Lindsay Lohan sued over spat with rehab worker (AP)

By ANTHONY McCARTNEY, AP Entertainment Writer Anthony Mccartney, Ap Entertainment Writer – 2 hrs 7 mins ago

LOS ANGELES – Court records show a rehab worker who was fired from the Betty Ford Center after an argument with Lindsay Lohan has sued the actress.

Attorneys for Dawn Bradley filed the lawsuit in Indio, Calif., on Thursday. Bradley claims she was seriously injured during a December altercation with the 25-year-old Lohan.

A full copy of the suit was not immediately available.

Steve Honig, a spokesman for Lohan, declined comment

Bradley's attorney Owen McIntosh says his client requires surgery on her wrist because of the injury.

Bradley, who is also known by her married name of Dawn Holland, was fired from Betty Ford Center after discussing the incident with Lohan on camera with celebrity website TMZ.

Prosecutors in Riverside County, east of Los Angeles, declined to charge Lohan with battery.

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Sharon Stone ordered to compensate yard worker (AFP)

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – US actress Sharon Stone has been ordered to pay $232,000 in compensation to a worker who injured his knee after slipping and falling in her back yard.

Peter Krause, who injured his right knee while installing a sound system in the star's yard in August 2006, had been seeking up to $1.5 million for pain, suffering and loss of earnings.

A jury at the Los Angeles Superior Court found her guilty of negligence, and on Wednesday ordered her to pay the much lower sum after considering arguments from both sides in the case, which started last week.

"We're very relieved it's over," said Krause as he hugged his wife, Melissa, after the verdict.

Stone's lawyer Jerry Popovich said he would speak to her before deciding whether to appeal, and lamented that the jury had not been convinced by the actress's testimony in court of why she did not consider herself negligent.

"We're disappointed they did not take her testimony at face value," he said.

Krause sued Stone in August 2008. He claimed he slipped on mud, but when he reached for a lattice fence to steady his balance it gave way, and he fell about 12 feet down a slope into the neighboring yard.

Stone was found guilty of negligence for only having a flimsy fence.

Stone's lawyer said earlier this week that both sides agreed Krause's medical damages were $33,000, but said he should receive no more than about $120,000 for the rest of his claims.

Krause's lawyer John Torjesen had said his client should get $900,000 for pain and suffering due to the accident, and the rest of the $1.5 million claimed for lost wages.

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