Vanessa Bryant has been awarded $28.85 million as remaining settlement in her lawsuit with towards Los Angeles County over leaked images from the helicopter crash that killed her husband Kobe and their daughter Gianna.
People journal reported that the settlement already consists of the $15 million that Vanessa was awarded again in August. It was initially $16 million however the quantity diminished after a clerical error was found.
Vanessa and Chris Chester, who additionally tragically misplaced his spouse Sarah and their 13-year-old daughter Payton within the crash, sued the Los Angeles County for emotional misery and psychological anguish.
They claimed that images of the victims’ our bodies have been publicly shared on not less than 28 gadgets owned by the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department and by greater than a dozen first responders, which invaded their privateness and induced misery.
“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,” stated Bryant’s lawyer Luis Li.
The settlement additionally covers any future claims from Vanessa, 40, and Kobe’s daughters Natalia, 20, Bianka, 6, and Capri, 3.
The settlement remains to be “conditional upon court approval” for the youngsters who’re nonetheless minors.
Chris beforehand agreed to a $19.95 million settlement.
Kobe, 41, and Gianna, 13, have been touring to a youth basketball recreation with seven others once they died within the helicopter crash in January 2020.
—Kimberly Tsao/MGP, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
