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Socialite Ordered to Pay $21M After Deadly Hit-and-Run
11 Jun
Summary
- Rebecca Grossman ordered to pay $21 million in punitive damages.
- Parents of two boys killed in a 2020 hit-and-run received the award.
- Grossman also faces a 15-year to life prison sentence.
Rebecca Grossman, a socialite and co-founder of the Grossman Burn Foundation, has been ordered to pay $21 million in punitive damages. This judgment is in favor of the parents of Mark, 11, and Jacob, 8, who died in a 2020 hit-and-run collision. The verdict was delivered by a Los Angeles jury.
This additional award follows a previous ruling where Grossman and former Dodgers pitcher Scott Erickson were ordered to pay $176 million for wrongful death and emotional distress. The jury found both negligent in the deaths of the two young boys.
Grossman was convicted in a separate criminal trial in 2024, receiving a sentence of 15 years to life. The fatal crash occurred on September 29, 2020, in Westlake Village, California. Prosecutors alleged Grossman was speeding and driving under the influence after drinking with Erickson, who was driving ahead of her.
