{"id":683006,"date":"2026-06-04T02:26:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T02:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/683006\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T02:26:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T02:26:08","slug":"jury-awards-176m-to-iskander-family-after-rebecca-grossman-scott-erickson-found-negligent-in-deaths-of-2-brothers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/683006\/","title":{"rendered":"Jury awards $176M to Iskander family after Rebecca Grossman, Scott Erickson found negligent in deaths of 2 brothers"},"content":{"rendered":"

LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Socialite Rebecca Grossman and former Dodger Scott Erickson were found negligent Wednesday in the deaths of two young brothers<\/a> who were struck and killed by Grossman’s vehicle in Westlake Village in 2020.<\/p>\n

The jury in the civil suit awarded $176 million in damages to the victims’ family.<\/p>\n

The jury also found that Grossman and Erickson acted with malice in the deaths of Mark and Jacob Iskander, aged 11 and 8, respectively, potentially leading to a punitive damages phase of trial that could lead to further penalties.<\/p>\n

RELATED: Family seeks $439M from Grossman and former Dodgers pitcher in killing of 2 boys<\/a><\/p>\n

A jury has begun deliberating how much financial compensation, if any, should be awarded to the family of two children struck and killed in Westlake Village.<\/p>\n

The $176 million damages penalty also applies to Grossman’s husband, Dr. Peter Grossman. He was a defendant in the lawsuit because he owned the car Rebecca Grossman was driving, and jurors found he had given her permission to drive the vehicle.<\/p>\n

It was unclear how the damages would be divided among the three defendants.<\/p>\n

The plaintiffs in the civil suit were Nancy Iskander and her husband Karim as well as son Zachary. The lawsuit filed in January 2021 contends that Rebecca Grossman and Erickson, a one-time Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher, had cocktails on Sept. 29, 2020, and the two later engaged in a speed contest along Triunfo Canyon Road until they reached the crosswalk, and the children were struck at about 80 mph in a 45 mph zone by Grossman.<\/p>\n

In the criminal trial, Grossman was found guilty Feb. 23, 2024, of two counts each of second-degree murder and vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and one count of hit-and-run driving.<\/p>\n

She was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison.<\/p>\n

Erickson did not face any criminal charges in the case.<\/p>\n

City News Service contributed to this report.<\/p>\n


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