{"id":736,"date":"2026-06-04T17:05:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T17:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/?p=736"},"modified":"2026-06-04T17:05:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T17:05:32","slug":"jury-to-weigh-punitive-damages-in-crash-that-killed-2-young-brothers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/?p=736","title":{"rendered":"Jury to weigh punitive damages in crash that killed 2 young brothers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span>LOS ANGELES (KABC) &#8212; <\/span>The civil trial stemming from the deaths of two young brothers killed more than five years ago in Westlake Village is set to continue Thursday, when a jury is expected to decide on additional penalties and punitive damages.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/?p=734\">Garden Grove hosting special meeting to discuss accountability as tank leak cleanup continues<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Socialite Rebecca Grossman and former Dodger Scott Erickson were found negligent Wednesday in the deaths of Mark and Jacob Iskander, aged 11 and 8, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The jury in the civil suit awarded $176 million in damages to the victims&#8217; family. The jury also found that Grossman and Erickson acted with malice in the boys&#8217; deaths.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: Family seeks $439M from Grossman and former Dodgers pitcher in killing of 2 boys<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><svg><\/svg><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span><span><span>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.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The $176 million damages penalty also applies to Grossman&#8217;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<p>It was unclear how the damages would be divided among the three defendants.<\/p>\n<p>The plaintiffs in the civil suit were Nancy Iskander and her husband Karim as well as son Zachary.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/?p=732\">Irvine to host US Men\u2019s Soccer team ahead of FIFA World Cup 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit filed in January 2021 contends that Rebecca Grossman and Erickson 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 boys were struck at about 80 mph in a 45 mph zone by Grossman.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;When you race on our streets, and you drink and drive, you will be held accountable,&#8221; family friend Julie Cohen said.<\/p>\n<p>Nancy Iskander, the boys&#8217; mother, gave emotional testimony during the trial and spoke about how loving her sons were. The boys&#8217; father also testified.<\/p>\n<p>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<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/?p=730\">1 killed, 3 others shot following a high school graduation ceremony in Bay Area<\/a><\/p>\n<p>She was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison.<\/p>\n<p>Erickson did not face any criminal charges in the case.<\/p>\n<p><em>City News Service contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The civil trial stemming from the deaths of Mark and Jacob Iskander will continue Thursday, when a jury is expected to decide on punitive damages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":735,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[374],"class_list":["post-736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-county-westlake-village-fatal-crash-lawsuit-children-hit-by-car-child-death-los-angeles"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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