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Brandy Sued by Survivor in Fatal Wreck

BrandyA survivor of the fatal car crash involving Brandy is going after the singer in court, claiming that the ousted "America's Got Talent" judge should have known the consequences of speeding in a Range Rover.

In the lawsuit filed today in Los Angeles County Superior Court and exclusively obtained by TMZ, Mallory Ham claims that Brandy "recklessly wantonly, unlawfully, and maliciously" operated the car responsible for causing a deadly collision on the 405 Freeway last December.

According to the document, Ham, who says he was "severely injured" as a result of the multi-car accident, is demanding that the singer pay for unspecified medical bills, pain and suffering, legal costs and punitive damages.

This is the fourth lawsuit Brandy is facing regarding the crash that killed 38-year-old Awatef Aboudihaj.

UPDATE: TMZ has also obtained Brandy's response to the wrongful death suit filed against her. In the papers, filed May 23, Brandy says she "denies each and every allegation in the complaint and further denies that plaintiff's have been damaged in any sum or sums whatsoever." In addition, Brandy "alleges and asserts her Fifth Amendment privileges" and asks that the matter go to trial before a jury.



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76. 11-10 odds that Al Sharpton will protest that Brandi's getting busted because she's black. No, it's because she'll guilty as hell!

Posted at 5:45PM on May 27th 2007 by RP

77. this moran need to pay big time for her mistake and she need to spend long time in jail for killing this poor women i feel really bad for 2 kids that she left behind but i hope that she RIP .

Posted at 9:26PM on May 27th 2007 by bsbs

78. People need to get up off their lazy asses and work for their money instead of filing trying to get rich over the slightest injury. I'm sure Brandy had good liability insurance on her car and that should be enough. All these lawsuits will be thrown out of court and all the idiots calling for jail time needs to go to hell. It was a freaking accident, she was not drunk like others so it's only a liabilty issue.

Posted at 2:16AM on May 28th 2007 by govenuswill

79. She killed someone's daughter, someone's mother, someone's wife, someone's friend.

It may have been a vehicle accident but maybe she should have been paying more attention then someone would not have died.

Maybe she doesn't have the skills (or brains) to drive in the first place.

Take her license and make her do her time.

Posted at 11:53AM on May 28th 2007 by Eye Candy

80. #60 should be under the mule driven plow in the middle of
some cotton field in the Delta where IT expresses that Ms. Norwood would be. Like IT's opinion means a hill of beans. This is an example of the ignorance & bigotry we have in the world today. YIKES!! Beyond disgusting!

Posted at 10:13AM on May 29th 2007 by Jaime

81. What bothers me the most is that, when this story first broke it seemed like all people were talking about was "Will this end Brandy's career?" Nobody seemed to give a damn about the woman who was killed!!! A Range Rover is a big heavy vehicle and if you are going to drive one you have to take into account that it will not stop like a corvette and when you hit someone you could do serious harm. Just because someone slams their brakes on in front of you that does not give you the right to plow into them like some of you imply. LA freeways are some of the most congested in the country and stop-gos are common. Brandy's lack of attention killed a woman and injured others and she needs to be held accountable just like anyone else-- no more no less!!

Posted at 2:50AM on Jun 5th 2007 by jamstan

82. Brandi didn't intend for someone to wind up dead as a result of her mistakes, but someone is dead nevertheless. When someone makes a mistake with terrible consequences the decent thing to do is to own up to it and pay for the damage done, as much as possible. Brandi is in the financial position to pay for her mistake but refuses to do so. What a scumbag.

Posted at 4:32PM on Jun 5th 2007 by Mika Nan

83. If anyone loses there life in any kind of accident it is a tragedy. I agree that she should pay for the medical expenses yet i do not agree with having law suits filed against her. Accidents happen and no matter how much money they get out of her, the pain of losing that love one will never go away. After everything is over and done with, the family of the dead woman will realize that even if they are awarded money.

Posted at 4:14PM on Jun 9th 2007 by Russell

84. I can't believe you people think that she should be responsible. When driving your vehicle you should use safe distance between you and the car in front of you! Brandi should be responsible for the person that she hit. I feel sorry about the lady dying but Brandi did not hit her directly! If everyone was driving at a safe speed and gave them enough room for stopping without hitting the vehicle in front of them - it would not have been so many cars involved!

Posted at 9:15AM on Aug 20th 2007 by Give me a Break

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