Judge refuses to seal settlement amount in case against Hillsborough Heiress Tiffany Li
HILLSBOROUGH, Calif. -- A San Mateo County judge is refusing to seal a settlement amount being paid out by Hillsborough heiress Tiffany Li to settle a wrongful death case that was brought against her., the father of her two children. The jury deadlocked on a verdict for Li's boyfriend Kaveh Bayat. He was released from jail after the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office decided not to retry him.
In a decision issued on Friday, Judge Danny Chou wrote that case law does not support keeping the settlement secret. The judge also doubted the claims by both sides that disclosing the settlement would put the children in greater jeopardy. Chou said those arguments were"belied" in Li's own declaration, in which she wrote that it was widely reported that she is from a"family of financial means, to which the minor plaintiffs directly benefit.
"The Court also has no doubt that Li has been 'the target of Asian Hate and xenophobia' and wholeheartedly agrees that this Asian hate and xenophobia is wrong and should be stopped," the judge wrote.Hillsborough heiress Tiffany Li says she is victim of anti-Asian hate, biased media coverage
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