LA crosswalk tragedy nets $176M verdict for Iskander family

A Los Angeles civil jury found socialite Rebecca Grossman and former MLB pitcher Scott Erickson negligent and acted with malice in the 2020 deaths of 11-year-old Mark Iskander and 8-year-old Jacob Iskander, awarding their family $176 million in wrongful-death and emotional-distress damages, with a potential second phase to consider punitive damages; Grossman is already serving 15 years to life after a 2024 criminal conviction for second-degree murder. Witnesses testified the pair had been drinking and may have been street racing, with Grossman’s car hitting the boys at about 73 mph in a marked crosswalk, throwing Mark more than 250 feet and leaving Jacob across the road. The verdict breakdown included $59M for Mark, $48M for Jacob, $35M to their mother Nancy, and $34M to Zachary.