{"id":249048,"date":"2016-09-17T10:49:37","date_gmt":"2016-09-17T10:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=249048"},"modified":"2016-09-17T10:49:37","modified_gmt":"2016-09-17T10:49:37","slug":"bobbi-kristina-browns-partner-loses-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/09\/bobbi-kristina-browns-partner-loses-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Bobbi Kristina Brown’s partner loses case"},"content":{"rendered":"
Bobbi Kristina Brown’s partner, Nick Gordon, has lost a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the estate of Whitney Houston’s late daughter.<\/p>\n
A Georgia judge upheld the plaintiff’s case against Gordon as he repeatedly failed to meet court deadlines.<\/p>\n
The lawsuit alleged that Gordon physically abused Brown and took money from her estate without her permission.<\/p>\n
Brown, 22, died in August 2015, several months after being found unresponsive in a bath at her suburban Atlanta home.<\/p>\n
R David Ware, a lawyer for the Brown estate conservator, said outside court. “The court agrees with us, by striking Mr Gordon’s answer that he is legally responsible for her death.”<\/p>\n
No lawyer was listed for Gordon in online court records.<\/p>\n
Two attorneys who are defending him against any criminal allegations said they were not involved in the case.<\/p>\n
Jury trial<\/strong><\/p>\n Gordon has missed court appearances twice, which meant Brown’s conservator won by default, according to Fulton County Superior Court Judge T Jackson Bedford.<\/p>\n No criminal charges have been filed against Gordon.<\/p>\n A jury trial will be set to determine how much Gordon will be required to pay in damages, the judge’s order stated.<\/p>\n Brown was the only daughter of Houston and R&B singer Bobby Brown.<\/p>\n She died at a hospice in July 2015, six months after she was found unresponsive in a bath.<\/p>\n Brown’s death was a result of immersion in water and drug intoxication, according to medical records.<\/p>\n