Insurance Company For Paris Hilton's Brother Ordered To Pay Millions To Man He Hit While Drunk
Posted on Jun 08, 2011 @ 05:30AM
By Jen Heger
Radar Legal Editor
A jury in Santa Monica on Tuesday ordered Barron Hilton's auto insurance company to pay $4.6 million to the man he hit while driving intoxicated, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting.
Paris Hilton's younger brother was sued by Fernando Telez, a former gas station worker who was hit by Hilton just moments before the hotel heir was arrested for a DUI in 2008.
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Hilton, now 21, later pleaded "no contest" to the DUI charge and to being in possession of a fake ID. He was placed on three year's probation, fined $2,000, and ordered to take alcohol education classes.
Telez sued Barron for injuries he suffered. The jury found that Barron's insurance company must pay $4.6 million dollars in compensatory damages, RadarOnline.com has confirmed.
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The jury deliberated for two days, and the bad news doesn't stop there. The jury comes back Thursday to determine if any punitive damages should be paid to Telez.
Telez said he'd broken his back, and has been unable to find work since the incident.
If the jury awards punitive damage, Barron Hilton will be responsible for paying that because under California law, insurance companies are only liable for compensatory damages.
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I hope he has to pay millions more! I hope Lindsay Lohan gets hit with the same kind of lawsuits for her stupidity for stealing a car while drunk! No sympathy here.
Posted Wed, 06/08/2011 - 10:34pm
Ya know, a lot can be said about Donald Trump, but at least he raised decent hardworking , respectful children. WHAT a bunch of LOSER morons those Hilton parents raised.
Posted Wed, 06/08/2011 - 11:43am
Underaged Drinking, Fake ID, Hit and Injured Someone, Driving DUI, and only 3 yrs. probation, alcohol classes and 2K fine. Sounds like Lindsey Lohan justice. No wonder Daddy Hilton took out the 10 M Equity Loan!
Posted Wed, 06/08/2011 - 7:54am
Telez is an illegal alien!!!!
Posted Tue, 06/07/2011 - 11:51pm
So what if the person is illegal? It doesn't change what he did!!I am glad that person got that settlement regardless of legality status. We all under this great nation have the same rights!
Posted Wed, 06/08/2011 - 1:03am
Telez is an illegal alien!!!!
Posted Tue, 06/07/2011 - 11:45pm
YAY, finally a dopey hilton gets nailed.
Posted Tue, 06/07/2011 - 11:40pm
An expensive lesson
Posted Tue, 06/07/2011 - 11:25pm
what a joke
Posted Tue, 06/07/2011 - 10:45pm
WHOA. That's one of the things that can happen when you try to play grown up before you're a grown up.
Posted Tue, 06/07/2011 - 9:50pm