The Rebecca Grossman case after the trial

A lot of Southern Californians followed this case through the trial and then mentally filed it away as convicted. But the appeal matters because it answers the question many people have after a high-profile verdict: did it hold up?

Grossman was convicted in February 2024 in the 2020 crash that killed brothers Mark and Jacob Iskander in Westlake Village. Prosecutors argued she was racing another driver and hit the boys while they were crossing in a marked crosswalk with their family. She was later sentenced to 15 years to life.

In March 2026, a California appellate court rejected Grossman's challenges and upheld the convictions. On June 10, the California Supreme Court declined review.

The aftermath also moved into a separate civil track. A Los Angeles jury awarded the Iskander family $176 million in wrongful-death and emotional-distress damages after finding Grossman and former Dodgers pitcher Scott Erickson negligent. On June 10, the jury added $21 million in punitive damages against Grossman and $1.17 million against Erickson. The civil verdict did not change Grossman's prison sentence, but it brought the combined award to about $198 million; collection and any further civil appeals remain separate questions.