Subscribe- Plaintiff
- Iskander,
- Defense
- Grossman, Peter
- Represented By:
- Holm, Esther (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP )
- Defense
- Erickson, Scott
- Represented By:
- Tropp-Thompson, Deborah (McNeil Tropp & Braun LLP)
Summary
A California state court jury heard opening statements April 24 in a $100 million wrongful death lawsuit blaming former MLB pitcher Scott Erickson and a prominent philanthropist for a 2020 car crash that killed two young siblings.
Plaintiffs Nancy and Karim Iskander accuse Erickson and Grossman Burn Foundation co-founder Rebecca Grossman of racing each other while returning from drinks in 2020. Grossmans vehicle struck the Iskanders two children as they crossed the street in a crosswalk, leading to her conviction for second-degree murder and vehicular manslaughter.
The Iskanders attorney, Brian Panish of Panish Shea Ravipudi LLP, urged the Los Angeles County jury to find both parties liable for the deaths of the two children. However attorneys for Erickson and Grossman each blamed the other party for the accident along with a supposed dangerous condition at the scene caused by poor lighting.
- Plaintiff
- Defense
- Judge
- Huey Cotton
- Jurisdiction
- Superior Court of California, Los Angeles
- Court
- Van Nuys Courthouse East
- Case Number
- 21STCV01600
- Industry
- Automotive, Transportation
- Practice Area
- Negligence
- Lay Witnesses
- Expert Witnesses
Live Sessions
Live/Upcoming (times are updated as information becomes available)
Session links become active around 15 minutes before scheduled start time
| Description | Start Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iskander v. Grossman 04/28/2026 AM | 09:30 AM PDT |
| Description | Start Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iskander v. Grossman 04/27/2026 AM | 09:30 AM PDT |
On Demand
Sessions are uploaded each evening and are available on demand the next morning
| Description | Start Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2h 27m 26s | Iskander v. Grossman 04/27/2026 PM | 01:28 PM PDT | |
| 2h 56m 3s | Iskander v. Grossman 04/27/2026 AM | 09:02 AM PDT |
Sessions
AM Session
Openings
4 Chapters
| Description | Attorney | Witness | Witness Expertise | Presence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | |||||
| 00:21:06 | Break | |||||
| 00:31:59 | Opening Statement | Panish, Brian | ||||
| 02:04:07 | End of Session |
PM Session
Openings
5 Chapters