11 Jun

Los Angeles Jury Awards Nearly $200 Million in Punitive Damages Over Fatal 2020 Westlake Crash

A Los Angeles jury has ordered Rebecca Grossman and Scott Erickson to pay $22 million in punitive damages for the 2020 deaths of Mark and Jacob Iskander.The total award reaches nearly $198 million following the 2024 murder conviction of Grossman and the civil finding that both defendants acted with malice.This judgment follows an eight-week trial concerning the brothers' wrongful deaths caused by the pair's reckless high-speed driving in Westlake Village.Survivors Nancy and Karim Iskander were granted the substantial civil damages to account for the loss of their children and enduring emotional distress.
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