DHAKA: Blues-rock singer Gregg Allman has taken legal action to stop a film based on his 2012 memoir.

His lawyers allege that producers lost their rights to his life story, saying filming of ‘Midnight Rider’ did not begin by 28 February, adding Allman was not paid fully for the film rights.

The action comes after a crew member was killed by a train during initial production on 20 February.

Producers have said they still plan to move ahead with the movie.

According to legal papers filed in Savannah, Georgia, Allman’s lawyers have asked a Superior Court judge to order Unclaimed Freight Productions ‘to cease all efforts to make a motion picture based upon the life of Gregg Allman and/or his autobiography’.

Production had just begun on the film when the train accident occurred in Wayne County.

The crew had placed a bed on a railroad bridge for a dream sequence involving two trains, when a third unexpectedly appeared.

Camera assistant Sarah Jones died after being struck and seven other crew members were injured by flying debris, reports the BBC.

BDST: 1704 HRS, MAY 06, 2014