Kathy Hilton denies liability in guest injury lawsuit over Bel Air estate sale

Kathy Hilton has denied allegations from a guest who says she was injured while walking through the Bel Air property during a charity estate sale and is now seeking substantial medical damages. Court filings say Hilton may argue that Kimberly Heffington’s injuries were caused by her exposure to a “known danger.”

Heffington says the incident happened in August 2024 at Hilton’s 7-bedroom, 8-bathroom, 15,000-square-foot home valued at $28 million. The complaint says she was walking on an outside staircase from the tennis court to the pool area when her foot became caught in uneven pavers and she fell. The filing says the accident caused severe and permanent injuries, including a complex medial meniscus tear to her right knee.

The estate sale at the Bel Air property was held on August 24 and August 25, 2024, and guests were required to make a $25 donation to charity for access. The sale was advertised as taking place across the ballroom, lounge, terrace and tennis court, and was intended to benefit The Los Angeles Mission and Yogi’s House–L.A. Dog Rescue. Security precautions included fully armed guards, on-site surveillance and restrictions on purses, backpacks and strollers.

Heffington’s suit, filed in 2025, says she has not yet finished documenting lost wages and future wage loss. In later court documents filed in April 2026, she said she was seeking more than $50,000 a year for future medical expenses, along with unspecified damages. The filing places the dispute squarely on the condition of the property and whether Hilton bore responsibility for the walkway where the fall occurred.

Hilton has not yet responded to the lawsuit. For now, the case turns on the competing accounts of a charity event at a high-value Bel Air estate and a fall that Heffington says left her with lasting knee damage.