Maria Avila agrees to $9.5 million compensation from Chris Brown — Rolling Stone
In Los Angeles, United States, housekeeper Maria Avila agreed to reduce the compensation awarded to her in her case against Chris Brown from $12.9 million to $9.5 million. The decision makes it possible to avoid a new trial that would concern only the determination of the amount of compensation.
As Rolling Stone reports, in June, following a two-week trial, a jury sided with Avila and awarded her $12.9 million for injuries she sustained in a dog attack near Brown's home. However, Judge Huey Cotton later concluded that this amount was not supported by the evidence and called it excessive.
The court's condition
In the ruling, the judge stated that Brown would be entitled to a new trial on compensation if Avila did not accept the reduced amount. Avila's attorney, Nancy Doumanian, said in a filed notice that her client unequivocally agrees to reduce the payment to $9.5 million.
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At the hearing, Doumanian argued that as a result of the attack, Avila suffered serious radial nerve damage. According to her, this limited the mobility of her wrist and fingers and made it difficult for the woman to grasp objects, write, type, dress, care for herself, and clean. The attorney asked for the compensation to be reduced to $11 million.
The attack occurred in 2020
During the trial, Avila said that on December 12, 2020, she went outside to empty a vacuum cleaner bag when a large guard dog named Hades attacked her without warning. She reported severe injuries to her arm and face, significant scarring, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Brown testified that he heard the dog growling, found Avila on the ground, locked up the animal, and asked a security guard to call for help. He acknowledged that he did not personally call 911 because he feared the recording would be leaked to the media. Before the trial began, Brown admitted negligence under California's dog-bite law, but disputed the claimed extent of the injuries and believed that Avila was partly at fault because she went outside alone. The jury disagreed.
