Chris Brown is set to receive a new trial in his dog-attack case unless the housekeeper accepts a reduced damages amount. Both outlets report that a judge overturns or modifies the original damages award and sets a $9.5 million figure.
The judge characterizes the prior award as excessive, with both reports citing that the earlier damages figure—about $12.9 million or $13 million—cannot stand as awarded. The new trial appears to be conditional: the housekeeper must either accept the reduced award or reject it, in which case the case proceeds to further proceedings.
Billboard and Rolling Stone describe the same core judicial decision and the same conditional path forward, though they phrase the original award slightly differently. Billboard refers to $13 million, while Rolling Stone cites $12.9 million (described as about $12.9 million in damages). Both accounts indicate the court is reducing the damages and using acceptance of the revised amount to determine whether a retrial occurs.
