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Los Angeles Jury Orders About $13 Million From Chris Brown Over Dog Attack

Roughly $13 million will go to the victim and her family for severe permanent injuries, underscoring owner responsibility under California dog-bite law as applied to property operators.

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Chris Brown deberá pagar 13 millones de dólares por brutal ataque de su perro a empleada del hogar.
Chris Brown deberá indemnizar con 13 mdd a empleada doméstica que fue atacada por uno de sus perros

Overview

  • A Los Angeles jury found singer Chris Brown and his company Black Pyramid LLC negligent and ordered about $12.9 million to María Ávila plus payments to two family members for emotional harm.
  • The attack occurred in December 2020 when a large guard dog named Hades attacked household worker María Ávila, causing wounds that required multiple skin grafts and left lasting nerve damage, partial vision loss and PTSD.
  • The verdict came at the end of a two-week trial and was returned on Tuesday, June 30, after jurors weighed testimony about the severity of the injuries and the circumstances of the attack.
  • Trial testimony focused on Brown’s response after the attack, with the singer admitting he left the property and did not personally call 911 because he feared a media spectacle, while employees said they were not warned about the dogs because of language barriers.
  • The ruling enforces civil liability for owners and property operators under California premises and dog-bite rules and closes the trial stage of the case with no post-verdict proceedings reported in the coverage provided.