Lindsay Lohan Goes Proactive - Files Countersuit

In a responsible, take charge manner, Lindsay Lohan has recently filed a countersuit against the man who accused her of negligence and drinking when she hit his parked van in West Hollywood back in October 2005. Lindsay is asking for more than $75,000 in damages for the repair of her car and the cost of renting vehicles after the accident. Lindsay had hit a vehicle owned by Raymundo Ortega, who subsequently sued Lindsay for $200,000 in damages. 

But in her countersuit, she claims Ortega made an illegal U-turn and that he and an unspecified number of defendants were “negligent in the ownership, operation, repairs and maintenance” of his van, according to the suit.

As for Mr. Ortega’s claim that Lindsay Lohan drove drunk, she says the California Highway Patrol report, which his lawyers have called hearsay, does not support that allegation. The suit says Ortega made the drunk-driving claim “as a battering ram to force a settlement.” The court date has been set for April of next year, at which point it will all be sorted out.