article_snippet.sent: A Los Angeles judge has ordered V. Stiviano to pay back more than $2.6 million in gifts after Donald Sterling's wife sued Sterling's wife.
article_snippet.sent: Shelly claimed Donald Sterling used the couple's money to buy V. Stiviano, two Bentleys and a Range Rover, and that Donald Sterling helped "Shelly get a $1.8 million duplex.
article_snippet.sent: V. Stiviano countered that there was nothing wrong with Donald Sterling giving "Shelly gifts and that "Shelly never took advantage of the former Los Angeles Clippers owner, who made much of Donald Sterling fortune in real estate.
article_snippet.sent: Shelly was thrilled with the court decision Tuesday, "Shelly lawyer told CNN affiliate KABC.
article_snippet.sent: This is a victory for the Sterling family in recovering the $2,630,000 that Donald Sterling lavished on a conniving mistress," attorney Pierce O'Donnell said in a statement.
article_snippet.sent: It also sets a precedent that the injured spouse can recover damages from the recipient of these ill-begotten gifts.
article_snippet.sent: Stiviano's gifts from Donald Sterling didn't just include uber-expensive items like luxury cars.
highlights_snippet.sent: V. Stiviano must pay back $2.6 million in gifts from Donald Sterling .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Sterling's wife claimed the ex-Clippers used the couple's money for the gifts .
  