Ex-NFL Star Shawne Merriman to Pay $4M in Playboy Employee Wrongful Death Case
Ex-NFL Star Shawne Merriman
Ordered to Pay $4M in Playboy Employee Death Case
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Former NFL star Shawne Merriman has been ordered to pay up in a wrongful loss of life lawsuit involving a Playboy worker who died of an overdose … TMZ has realized.
According to courtroom docs, obtained by TMZ, a Los Angeles decide entered a $4 million judgment towards the previous Chargers linebacker and three different defendants earlier this month over the 2017 loss of life of Kimberly Fattorini.
The ruling comes after a jury discovered Merriman and the opposite defendants liable final yr … awarding Kimberly’s mother and father, DeAnn and Ferdinand Fattorini, hundreds of thousands in damages.
As TMZ beforehand reported … Kimberly’s mother and father sued Merriman in 2019, claiming he drugged and probably sexually assaulted their daughter earlier than she overdosed following an evening of partying.
The lawsuit alleged Kimberly texted a membership promoter that Merriman’s good friend had poured GHB — generally often known as a date rape drug — into her drink. Her loss of life was dominated unintentional, with alcohol, cocaine and GHB present in her system.
Merriman beforehand denied any wrongdoing, along with his rep telling TMZ the allegations have been baseless and police had investigated with out discovering proof of wrongdoing on his half.
The newly filed judgment holds Merriman, J.P. Castro and Monica Maass liable for the $4 million award, together with Elias Wehbe.
The decide additionally dominated in favor of the nightclub defendants, together with The Highlight Room, Tao Group and The Warwick … that means they will not must pay damages to Kimberly’s household.
The judgment was formally entered October 5, greater than 9 years after Kimberly’s loss of life.
