Actress Lindsay Lohan arrives for a hearing at Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles on December 14, 2011.[Photo/Agencies]

Lindsay Lohan has slammed the paparazzi photographer who is suing her as an "opportunist".

The troubled actress - who is being targeted by Grigor Baylan after she allegedly ran him over in her car as she attempted to make a swift departure from a Hollywood nightclub - thinks he is "on another planet" because she wasn't even behind the wheel of the vehicle at the time of the incident.

A friend of the star told a media website: "Lindsay wasn't even driving the car. She sees this paparazzo as an opportunist that is trying to make quick money and using her to do so. Lindsay is going to vigorously defend herself, and is hopeful that the lawsuit will be dismissed.

"Lindsay is considering taking legal action against him for naming her in the lawsuit. If this person thinks he is going to be cut a check and paid to go away, he is living on another planet."

While the photographer's lawyer Neil Steiner has admitted Lindsay was not driving the car at the time of the alleged incident, he told gossip website TMZ that she was being named in the case because her assistant was at the wheel and operating under her instruction.

Mr. Steiner said he had contacted the 'Mean Girl' actress' insurance company to settle the claim but they only made an "insignificant offer".

The lawyer insisted he is only seeking "reasonable compensation" for his client, who was medically treated for orthopaedic and neurologic injuries following the incident, which took place on January 10, 2010.