Jury Orders Grossman, Erickson to Pay $22.17 Million, Lifting Iskander Crash Award to $198 Million
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Updated · Los Angeles Times · Jun 10
Jury Orders Grossman, Erickson to Pay $22.17 Million, Lifting Iskander Crash Award to $198 Million
3 articles · Updated · Los Angeles Times · Jun 10
Summary
$22.17 million in punitive damages was awarded against Rebecca Grossman and former Dodgers pitcher Scott Erickson over the 2020 deaths of brothers Mark and Jacob Iskander, on top of last week's $176 million compensatory verdict.
Jurors had already found the pair acted in concert before the fatal Westlake Village collision, with trial evidence saying Grossman hit the boys at 73 mph after both had been drinking.
The nine-week civil trial ended as the California Supreme Court declined to review Grossman's 2024 murder conviction; she is serving 15 years to life.
The Iskander family said no verdict could ease the loss of their sons and warned appeals could delay or prevent any collection, even as they called the ruling a step toward accountability.