Overview
- A Los Angeles judge entered a $4 million wrongful‑death judgment on October 5 against Shawne Merriman, J.P. Castro, Monica Maass and Elias Wehbe, according to court records.
- The judgment follows a 2025 jury verdict that found the four defendants liable in the 2017 death of Kimberly Fattorini, whose death the coroner ruled accidental with alcohol, cocaine and GHB in her toxicology.
- Several nightclub defendants named in the suit, including The Highlight Room, Tao Group and The Warwick, were found not liable and will not pay damages to Fattorini’s family.
- Merriman’s November 2018 Chapter 13 bankruptcy and a later court annulment of the automatic stay allowed the civil case to proceed, but the bankruptcy process could limit or delay enforcing any money award against him.
- Docket filings show post‑judgment objections and likely appeals that could change how much the Fattorini family actually collects and when any payment is made.