India, Oct. 19 -- A former National Football League (NFL) star, Shawne Merriman, has been mandated to provide financial compensation in a wrongful death legal action concerning a Playboy corporation employee whose death resulted from a drug overdose, as reported by TMZ.

Based on judicial documentation reviewed by TMZ, a Los Angeles court judge issued a $4 million judgment against the ex-Chargers linebacker and three additional defendants regarding the 2017 death of Kimberly Fattorini.

The decision follows a jury's determination last year that Merriman and his co-defendants were responsible, resulting in a substantial financial award to Kimberly's parents, DeAnn and Ferdinand Fattorini, in the form of millions in damages.

Kimberly's par...