Jury slaps millions more in punitive damages for LA socialite Rebecca Grossman
LA socialite Rebecca Grossman has been slapped with another $21 million in punitive damages after the 2020 crash that killed two boys.It brings the total amount from Grossman and ex-Dodger Scott Erickson to $198 million after jurors awarded the victims’ family with $176 million in compensatory damages last week.Erickson was found negligent for the boys’ deaths in the same civil trial.Grossman was convicted in 2024 of striking and killing 11-year-old Mark Iskander and his eight-year-old brother Jacob with her speeding Mercedes SUV.She was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for her crimes.The horrific accident shocked the wealthy community of Westlake Village, and both the criminal and wrongful death trials revealed the secret life of a rich plastic surgeon’s socialite wife and her Major League Baseball star lover.Grossman, who was known for her philanthropy, was married to Dr.
Peter Grossman, director of the prestigious Grossman Burn Center in West Hills, California. On the day of the September 29, 2020, accident, Grossman and Erickson were photographed enjoying margaritas at a Westlake Village restaurant. The love birds then moved on to a friend’s house.Just after 7 p.m., the Iskander boys were crossing Triunfo Canyon Road with their mother, Nancy, and younger brother when witnesses saw cars racing toward them. Erickson, behind the wheel of a black SUV, reached the crosswalk first.Moments later, Grossman plowed through in her white Mercedes, striking and killing the children. Mark Iskander died at the scene, while Jacob died at the hospital a few hours later. A blood sample taken three hours after the crash registered 0.08%, showing Grossman was illegally over the limit, according to testimony. During the criminal trial, Grossman often arrived arm in arm with her plastic surgeon husband.At one point, Grossman’s daughter testified, exposing odd details about Erickson’s behavior on the night of the crash. Alexis Grossman, 19, said that she...