Punitive Damages Awarded in Death Row Case

A jury awarded $10 million in punitive damages to two brothers who sued Death Row Records and its imprisoned owner Marion “Suge” Knight in ’95 for fraud. Lamont and Ken Brumfield claim the former rap music mogul interfered with a contract they had with the artist Kurupt, also known as Ricardo E. Brown Jr. Last week the jury awarded the brothers $4.34 million in compensatory damages. Knight’s attorney plans to seek a new trial. Kurupt had signed with Lamont Brumfield’s Rapp Central Productions and Ken Brumfield’s Hoodsta-4-Life Publishing. Their contract was ignored when he signed with Death Row in ‘93, the plaintiffs’ attorney said.