Courts and Crime
The woman was attacked by a security dog at the singer's Los Angeles mansion in 2020
Chris Brown must pay $13 million in damages to the housekeeper who was mauled by a massive security dog on his property in December 2020, a California jury decided Tuesday.
Billboard was first to report the news. Brown and his company Black Pyramid LLC must pay $12.9 million in damages to the housekeeper, Maria Avila, for negligence, according to Michael C. Murphy Jr., a lawyer representing her sister, Patricia Avila. Patricia, who was working with Maria when the attack happened, was awarded $885,000 for emotional distress. Maria’s husband Oscar Olivo — who claimed his wife’s injuries affected their marriage, depriving him of the intimacy they had before — was separately awarded $50,000.
Maria Avila gave emotional testimony at the two-week trial, breaking down on the witness stand as she described the Dec. 12, 2020, mauling at Brown’s home in the Tarzana neighborhood of Los Angeles. She said the attack left her with severe injuries to her arm and face, extensive scarring, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
