Jury Orders Chris Brown to Pay $13 Million in Guard Dog Mauling Case
TL;DR
A California jury found Chris Brown and his company negligent after his 200-pound dog mauled Maria Avila, a housekeeper at Brown’s Tarzana home in 2020, awarding Avila about $12.9 million in damages; her sister Patricia Avila was granted $885,000 for emotional distress, and Maria’s husband Oscar Olivo was awarded $50,000. Brown acknowledged some liability but disputed injury severity, and he remains on tour with Usher as the verdict lands.
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