Vanessa Bryant Awarded $28.85 Million from L.A. County
By: Joshua Martin
Vanessa Bryant, wife of the late Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant, has agreed to settle her remaining claims with Los Angeles County for $28.85 million dollars.
According to ABC News, Vanessa Bryant attorney Luis Li addressed the ruling in a statement.
“Today marks the successful culmination of Mrs. Bryant's courageous battle to hold accountable those who engaged in this grotesque conduct. She fought for her husband, her daughter, and all those in the community whose deceased family were treated with similar disrespect. We hope her victory at trial and this settlement will put an end to this practice” - Luis Li, Vanessa Bryant's attorney
Co-plaintiff Chris Chester, whose wife and daughter were also killed in the crash, also settled for $19.95 million.
LA County attorneys believe the settlement is “fair and reasonable” and hopefully allows the Bryant and Chester families to heal from their loss.
Kobe, Gianna and others connected to the Mamba Sports Academy were headed to Thousand Oaks for a youth basketball game when the helicopter they were traveling in crashed killing all nine passengers onboard in the Calabasas Hills west of L.A.
Several months later Vanessa Bryant filed a lawsuit against Los Angeles County, claiming that the first responders took photos of her deceased husband and child as “souvenirs” and inappropriately shared them with others.
In August 2022, a jury awarded Bryant $16 million after she sued the county for negligence and invasion of privacy.
Federal officials blame pilot error as the cause of the crash.
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