Bobbi Kristina Brown and Nick Gordon in Hollywood on Aug. 16, 2012. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
Nick Gordon on Friday lost the wrongful death lawsuit filed against him by the estate of his former girlfriend, Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of singers Bobby Brown and the late Whitney Houston.
Fulton County Superior Court Judge T. Jackson Bedford signed an order saying Gordon repeatedly failed to meet court deadlines in the case, so the conservator of Bobbi Kristina Brown’s estate won by default as the allegations were admitted by omission, the Associated Press said. The lawsuit, filed in 2015, sought $50 million in damages. A jury will decide the final amount owed to the estate.
Bobbi Kristina, nicknamed Krissi, was found unresponsive Jan. 31, 2015, in the bathtub of a townhome she shared with Gordon near Atlanta. She was rushed to a hospital but never regained consciousness and died July 26, 2015, while in hospice care. She was 22.
The New Jersey native was thrust into the spotlight when her mother was found dead in a hotel bathroom on Feb. 11, 2012, the night before the Grammy Awards. She was the sole heir to Houston’s estate.
