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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Kobe Bryant Family Settles Photo Lawsuit for $28.5 Million - GV Wire ... (gvwire.com)

The family of the late Kobe Bryant has agreed to a $28.5 million settlement with Los Angeles County to resolve the remaining claims in a lawsuit over ...

But the pictures were shared, mostly between employees of the county sheriff’s and fire departments, including by some who were playing video games and attending an awards banquet. Bryant and her children continue to heal from their loss.” Bryant’s courageous battle to hold accountable those who engaged in this grotesque conduct,” Bryant’s attorney Luis Li said in a statement. The agreement resolves any future claims by Bryant’s three surviving daughters, related issues pending in state court, and other costs. “Today marks the successful culmination of Mrs. [Kobe Bryant](https://apnews.com/article/kobe-bryant-nba-entertainment-sports-los-angeles-f27ec0b1302807531ab05d089acb2981) has agreed to a $28.5 million settlement with Los Angeles County to resolve the remaining claims in a lawsuit over deputies and firefighters [sharing grisly photos](https://apnews.com/article/vanessa-bryant-los-angeles-lawsuits-crime-basketball-ac8717aee0d3483656885ddfee28b935) of [the NBA star](https://apnews.com/article/ap-top-news-sports-general-basketball-boston-celtics-los-angeles-lakers-26f8cb49beef6acc8536a8c8c0033d27), his 13-year-old daughter and other victims killed in a 2020 helicopter crash, attorneys and court filings said Tuesday.

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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.

Family of Kobe Bryant awarded nearly $29M in photos case (Ottawa Sun)

Los Angeles County will pay the wife of late basketball star Kobe Bryant nearly $29 million to settle a lawsuit.

Kobe Bryant was 41 when he died. Li confirmed that the settlement was for $28.85 million. Article content

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Kobe Bryant's family settles helicopter crash photo lawsuit for $28.5M (Globalnews.ca)

Deputies and firefighters responding to the crash scene shot phone photos of the bodies and the wreckage, and some later shared them with people outside the ...

But the pictures were shared, mostly between employees of the county sheriff’s and fire departments, including by some who were playing video games and attending an awards banquet. Bryant and her children continue to heal from their loss.” Bryant’s courageous battle to hold accountable those who engaged in this grotesque conduct,” Bryant’s attorney Luis Li said in a statement. The agreement resolves any future claims by Bryant’s three surviving daughters, related issues pending in state court, and other costs. “Today marks the successful culmination of Mrs. [Kobe Bryant](https://globalnews.ca/tag/kobe-bryant/) has agreed to a US$28.5 million settlement with Los Angeles County to resolve the remaining claims in a lawsuit over deputies and firefighters sharing grisly photos of the NBA star, his 13-year-old daughter and other victims killed in a 2020 helicopter crash, lawyers and court filings said Tuesday.

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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 settles remaining claims over Kobe crash site ... (Yahoo Sports)

The legal saga over the photos taken of the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash site is over and the final payout for his widow Vanessa Bryant is $28.85 million, ...

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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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