Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleChris Brown has been ordered to pay nearly $13 million in damages to his former housekeeper, Maria Avila, after she was severely mauled by his dog in December 2020. A Los Angeles jury found Brown liable for negligence, concluding a five-year legal battle that began with Avila's lawsuit in 2021. Avila's sister, Patricia, was awarded $885,000 for emotional distress, and her husband, Oscar Olivo, received $50,000. Avila testified that the attack by Brown's Caucasian shepherd, Hades, resulted in extensive physical injuries, including skin loss, and left her with post-traumatic stress disorder and nerve damage. Brown had argued he warned staff about the dogs and that Hades belonged to his security team, not him personally, and left the scene of the attack to avoid a “media circus.”In fullChris Brown ordered to pay housekeeper $13m in dog attack lawsuitThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Chris Brown to pay $13M after housekeeper mauled by dog
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleChris Brown has been ordered to pay nearly $13 million in damages to his former housekeeper, Maria Avila, after she was severely mauled by his dog in December 2020. A Los Angeles jury found Brown liable for negligence, concluding a five-year legal battle that began with Avila's lawsuit in 2021. Avila's sister, Patricia, was awarded $885,000 for emotional distress, and her husband, Oscar Olivo, received $50,000. Avila testified that the attack by Brown's Caucasian shepherd, Hades, resulted in extensive physical injuries, including skin loss, and left her with post-traumatic stress disorder and nerve damage. Brown had argued he warned staff about the dogs and that Hades belonged to his security team, not him personally, and left the scene of the attack to avoid a “media circus.”In fullChris Brown ordered to pay housekeeper $13m in dog attack lawsuitThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
