Kobe Bryant

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Vanessa Bryant agrees 28.85m settlement over photos of Kobe ... (Black Hills Pioneer)

Vanessa Bryant has agreed a final $28.85 million settlement with Los Angeles County over leaked photos from the helicopter crash that killed her husband ...

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Vanessa Bryant Settled Kobe Bryant Crash Photos Lawsuit (BuzzFeed News)

Bryant previously testified that she lives in fear of the photographs — which apparently depict Kobe's “decapitated body” — ever surfacing online for her ...

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Kobe Bryant crash photos: Vanessa Bryant settles lawsuit against ... (Sporting News)

Bryant on Tuesday settled her remaining claims vs. Los Angeles County after deputies shared photos of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, ...

The photos reportedly were shared among the sheriff and fire departments, by responders who were playing video games and attending an award banquet, and at a bar where one of the deputies was drinking. County Sheriff's Department, fire department, the county as a whole and eight officers who took and shared photos. However, photos taken at the site — which reportedly included close-up shots of the remains of people on board — were shared in an unofficial capacity. All nine people on board were killed, and an investigation deemed the crash was the fault of the pilot. His wife and daughter died in the crash. County sheriff and fire departments, spouses of responding deputies and a bartender at a bar where one deputy was drinking.

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Kobe Bryant's family settles lawsuit for $41 million over graphic 2020 ... (ABC News)

Vanessa Bryant — the wife of the late NBA star Kobe Bryant — has settled her remaining claims against the County of Los Angeles over the sharing of graphic ...

- The lawsuit relates to the sharing of grisly photos of the NBA star and his daughter after their deaths in a 2020 helicopter crash Vanessa Bryant — the wife of the late NBA star Kobe Bryant — has settled her remaining claims against the County of Los Angeles over the sharing of graphic photos of her husband and their daughter after the two were killed in a helicopter crash in 2020. - The family of the late Kobe Bryant agrees to a $41 million settlement with Los Angeles County

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Kobe Bryant's family awarded $42 million payout over gruesome ... (Sky News Australia)

Vanessa Bryant – the wife of legendary basketball star Kobe Bryant – will receive AUD$42 million (USD$28.5 million) following a lawsuit over the sharing of ...

The pictures were then shared between the county sheriff's employees and fire departments. Vanessa Bryant – the wife of legendary basketball star Kobe Bryant – will receive AUD$42 million (USD$28.5 million) following a lawsuit over the sharing of graphic pictures of her husband and daughter's remains following their death in a helicopter crash in February 2020. Vanessa Bryant has been awarded AUD$42 million in a settlement with Los Angeles County after first responders took graphic pictures of her husband and daughter at the site of the fatal crash.

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Kobe Bryant's family agree to $28.5m settlement after crash photos ... (The Guardian)

Los Angeles county has resolved the remaining claims in a lawsuit over deputies and firefighters sharing graphic photos of the NBA star and eight others.

But the pictures were shared, mostly between employees of the county sheriff’s and fire departments. “She fought for her husband, her daughter, and all those in the community whose deceased family were treated with similar disrespect.” The agreement resolves any future claims by Bryant’s three surviving daughters, related issues pending in state court, and other costs. Deputies and firefighters responding to the crash scene shot phone photos of the bodies and the wreckage, which Hashmall argued at trial were an essential part of assessing the situation. [sharing graphic photos of the NBA star](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/mar/18/kobe-bryant-deputies-allegedly-shared-graphic-photos-fatal-crash), his 13-year-old daughter and other victims killed in a 2020 helicopter crash, attorneys and court filings said on Tuesday. The family of the late Kobe Bryant have agreed to a $28.5m settlement with Los Angeles county to resolve the remaining claims in a lawsuit over deputies and firefighters

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Vanessa Bryant Reaches $29M Settlement in Suit Over Kobe Bryant ... (Hollywood Reporter)

The deal with the LA County Sheriff's Department, fire department and the county itself includes a $16 million jury award and resolves her remaining claims ...

The $28,850,000 settlement includes the verdict awarded by the federal jury in August 2022, and further resolves all outstanding issues related to pending legal claims in state court, future claims by the Bryant children, and other costs, with each party responsible for its respective attorneys’ fees. A federal jury in August awarded Bryant $16 million for past and future pain and suffering and emotional distress caused by deputies and firefighters sharing photos of her late husband and daughter at the site of the crash. We hope her victory at trial and this settlement will put an end to this practice.“ The portion of the deal that relates to her two minor children needs to be approved by the judge, and a motion for approval is expected to be filed by the end of March. This settlement now concludes all County-related litigation related to the tragic January 2020 helicopter crash. Vanessa Bryant has reached a nearly $29 million settlement with the L.A. Mira Hashmall of Miller Barondess, who was lead trial counsel for LA County, on Wednesday sent THR this statement: “We believe the settlement approved by the Board in the Bryant case is fair and reasonable. Bryant’s family will receive the amount awarded by the jury as well as an additional $12.85 million. Bryant and her children continue to heal from their loss.” “This settlement marks the successful culmination of Mrs. Bryant’s courageous battle to hold accountable those who engaged in this grotesque conduct,” Bryant’s attorney Luis Li of Wilson Sonsini said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter. The award includes $10 million in damages from the sheriff’s department and $6 million from the fire department.

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Vanessa Bryant Awarded $28M for Leaked Photos at Kobe Bryant's ... (Shine My Crown)

The widow of the late basketball legend Kobe Bryant has agreed to accept $28.85 million in damages after she accused people of taking pictures at the scene ...

We hope her victory at trial and this settlement will put an end to this practice.” “The $28,850,000 settlement includes the verdict awarded by the federal jury in August 2022, and further resolves all outstanding issues related to pending legal claims in state court, future claims by the Bryant children, and other costs, with each party responsible for its respective attorneys’ fees.” Bryant’s courageous battle to hold accountable those who engaged in this grotesque conduct,” Bryant’s attorney, Luis Li, said in a statement Tuesday.

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Kobe Bryant crash photos scandal ends up costing taxpayers $51 ... (USA TODAY)

The fallout from the Kobe Bryant crash photos scandal has been expensive for Los Angeles County taxpayers and has led to changes for first responders.

Besides the $51 million in the photos case settlements, the county board in November approved $47.6 million to settle five other cases alleging misconduct in his department, including three deputy shootings. "She fought for her husband, her daughter, and all those in the community whose deceased family were treated with similar disrespect," Li said in a statement Tuesday. Her attorney, Luis Li, told the jury then that this kind of despicable conduct has been going on for decades among law enforcement officers, though the county said there wasn’t evidence to support this in Los Angeles. County Supervisor Hahn then put forward a motion asking the fire and sheriff’s departments to develop new policies explicitly prohibiting first responders from taking photos like the ones in this case as well as requiring new training on those policies. In this case, shortly after the crash, he suggested the photos be deleted by his deputies Los Angeles County is the most populous county in the nation with about 10 million people. These amounts were to cover $2.5 million for their past emotional distress and $12.5 million each for their future emotional distress after they said they lived in constant fear of these photos resurfacing. Gavin Newsom signed it into law that year in response to the Bryant crash photos scandal. "It is important that we not only have new policies for our first responders on the books, but those policies will only be as effective as the training that comes along with them. These first responders instead shared and displayed these death images for their own amusement or as souvenirs, violating the privacy rights of the families, according to the families’ attorneys. But that’s only part of the story and cost to county taxpayers. The Mauser and Altobelli families settled before trial.

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