Highlights
- Paris Hilton's younger brother Barron has been ordered to pay $ 4.9 million to a gas station attendant, whom he allegedly struck with his car on the night he was arrested for driving under the influence (DUI).
- Barron has lost a civil lawsuit filed against him by Fernando Tellez, who has demanded $ 3 million for pain and suffering and $ 1.9 million for lost earnings, medical expenses and punitive damages, reported AceShowbiz.
- Tellaz had sued Barron in 2009 for the injuries he suffered after the hotel heir struck him at a gas station on Pacific Coast Highway with his Mercedes Benz.
- His lawyer claimed that his client suffered "permanent disability" and has been forced to "undergo multiple surgeries and medical procedures".
- The then-18-year-old hotel heir was arrested in Malibu, California in 2008 after he was found to be nearly two times over the legal alcohol limit.
- He pleaded no contest to a charge of DUI and was sentenced to three years' probation and banned from driving for one year.
Paris Hilton's younger brother Barron has been ordered to pay $ 4.9 million to a gas station attendant, whom he allegedly struck with his car on the night he was arrested for driving under the influence (DUI).
Barron has lost a civil lawsuit filed against him by Fernando Tellez, who has demanded $ 3 million for pain and suffering and $ 1.9 million for lost earnings, medical expenses and punitive damages, reported AceShowbiz.
Tellaz had sued Barron in 2009 for the injuries he suffered after the hotel heir struck him at a gas station on Pacific Coast Highway with his Mercedes Benz.
His lawyer claimed that his client suffered "permanent disability" and has been forced to "undergo multiple surgeries and medical procedures".
The then-18-year-old hotel heir was arrested in Malibu, California in 2008 after he was found to be nearly two times over the legal alcohol limit.
He pleaded no contest to a charge of DUI and was sentenced to three years' probation and banned from driving for one year.