Grossman, Erickson ordered to pay more than $22M in punitive damages combined for fatal crash
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Key Points:
- A Van Nuys Superior Court jury ordered socialite Rebecca Grossman to pay $21 million and former Dodger Scott Erickson to pay $1.17 million in punitive damages to the family of two boys fatally struck by Grossman's car in September 2020.
- The jury also awarded the Iskander family $176 million in compensatory damages last week, finding that Grossman and Erickson acted with malice, which led to the punitive damages phase.
- The lawsuit alleges Grossman and Erickson consumed cocktails and engaged in a speed contest before Grossman’s vehicle struck brothers Mark and Jacob Iskander at about 80 mph in a 45 mph zone.
- Grossman is serving 15 years to life in prison after being convicted of second-degree murder, vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, and hit-and-run; the state Supreme Court declined to hear her further appeal.
- Grossman’s husband, Dr. Peter Grossman, a plastic surgeon and owner of the car, is also a defendant in the civil case, while attorneys for Grossman and Erickson deny impairment or racing at the time of the crash.