Tori Spelling files lawsuit against Benihana after falling on a hibachi grill

Actress Tori Spelling has filed a lawsuit against the Japanese restaurant Benihana after claiming she was seriously burned at one of its locations.

According to The Wrap, the suit claims the former "Beverly Hills 90210" star slipped and fell on one of the establishment's grills, sustaining "deep second- and third-degree burn injuries requiring hospitalization and surgery."

She was at the company's Los Angeles location (specifically in Encino).

According to court papers obtained by The Wrap, Spelling is seeking damages that "exceed $25,000" for hospital and medical expenses and loss of earning capacity.

Here's what a Benihana grill looks like.

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