Former NFL linebacker Shawne Merriman has been ordered to pay $4 million to the family of Kimberly Fattorini, a Playboy employee who died of an accidental overdose in 2017. A jury found Merriman and three other defendants liable in 2025. Fattorini’s parents had alleged drugging and sexual assault, claims Merriman denied as baseless.
Former NFL linebacker Shawne Merriman has been ordered to pay $4 million to the family of Kimberly Fattorini, a Playboy employee who died of an accidental overdose in 2017. A jury found Merriman and three other defendants liable in 2025. Fattorini’s parents had alleged drugging and sexual assault, claims Merriman denied as baseless.
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