Brandy Slapped with 50M Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Singer Brandy faces 50-million wrongful death lawsuit from the family of the victim who died in car crash.
Brandy faces a 50-million lawsuit filed by a family of a woman who was killed in a four-car freeway crash involving R&B; star.
A wrongful death lawsuit was against the Grammy Award-winning singer-actress Brandy in Los Angeles County Superior Court.
The parents of Awatef Aboudihaj are seeking $50 million in compensatory and punitive damages.
The lawsuit by the came a day after the California Highway Patrol (CHP) recommended that prosecutors charge Brandy with a misdemeanor count of vehicular manslaughter for her part in a December 06 freeway car crash that killed Aboudihaj and injured another woman.
According to a highway patrol report, Brandy, 27, whose full name is Brandy Norwood, had failed to see traffic slowing in front of her while driving her Land Rover along the 405 freeway on 30 December 2006.
She collided with Aboudihajís Toyota in front of her. The 38-year-old woman's car slammed into another vehicle, slid sideways into the freeway's center divider and was then hit by another car, the report said.
Aboudihaj was transported to Providence Holy Cross Medical Centre with blunt-force injuries and died the next evening.
Alcohol, drugs and other distractions as factors in the crash were ruled out. There was no evidence that Brandy was using a cell phone, police investigations found.
A misdemeanor offense, which is less serious than a felony charge, carries a maximum penalty of one year in jail and a $1,000 fine. And, charging the entertainer with misdemeanor offense means that prosecutors determine the death did not result from gross negligence.
The lawsuit, filed as a three-page form complaint on behalf of Aboudihaj Ahmed and Labridi Zohra, claims Brandy was driving recklessly.
Brandy has publicly expressed condolences to the victim's family as a fellow motorist involved in the crash revealed the singer admitted fault at the scene. "The accident was a terrible tragedy, and Brandy's heart goes out to Awatef Aboudihaj's family," Brandy's spokeswoman, Kelly Mullens of the 42West agency, said in a statement. "But for legal reasons we cannot comment on this lawsuit."
The Los Angeles City Attorney's office will review the case and decide whether to file the charge against the singer. If charged and subsequently found guilty, Brandy could face one year in jail.
Piers Morgan (far left), Brandy (left), David Hasselhoff (right), and host Regis Philbin (standing up on the far right) after the Season 1 winner of ''America's Got Talent'' was announced. 

American singer, Brandy Norwood, known for her role as a judge on ''America's Got Talent'' amongst other roles, has been sued for US$50 million by the family of a woman who was killed in a car crash.

California Highway Patrol (CHP) said that Brandy, 27, should be charged with a misdemeanor count of vehicular manslaughter for being part of the fatal car crash that killed Awatef Aboudihaj, 38.

Aboudihaj's family lawsuit accuses Noorwood, known as Brandy, of "reckless driving".

Brandy, in a Land Rover SUV on December 30, 2006, bumped into the Toyota which had Awatef Aboudihaj in it. The Toyota slammed into another vehicle and slid on the freeway's center divider. Aboudihaj was sent to Providence Holy Cross Medical Centre but died the next evening.

"The accident was a terrible tragedy, and Brandy's heart goes out to Awatef Aboudihaj's family," spokeswoman, Kelly Mullens, said in a statement. "But for legal reasons we cannot comment on this lawsuit."

If Brandy is charged, she could face one year in jail and a $1,000 fine.