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Ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers Guitarist Josh Klinghoffer Scores Key Win in Wrongful Death Lawsuit


Ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer off the hook for punitive damages after judge rules lawsuit failed to show “despicable conduct”

Ashley Sanchez alleged in her July 10 lawsuit that Klinghoffer “was likely driving while distracted” and that he “made no braking or slowing motion until after he fatally struck” her dad. A source with knowledge of the investigation told Rolling Stone that a review of the evidence in the criminal case determined “there was no phone involved.” A lawyer representing Sanchez’s family said he disagreed. Speaking after the arraignment, attorney Grayson Yoder said Klinghoffer passed in front of a business camera “seconds” before the crash and “appears to be holding a phone.”

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