Los Angeles, CA – A jury awarded $30 million in damages on Wednesday to the plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Los Angeles County over the improper taking and sharing of pictures from the fatal helicopter crash which claimed the lives of NBA star Kobe Bryant and eight others in 2020.
Bryant’s widow, Vanessa Bryant, was initially awarded $16 million by the jury, but a juror pointed out an error in the verdict, according to Yahoo Sports . It was initially the intent of the jury that plaintiffs Vanessa Bryant and Christopher Chester split $30 million in damages.
After the juror pointed out the error, Vanessa Bryant agreed and her awarded damages were reduced to $15 million.
Kobe Bryant, 41, and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, died on Jan. 26, 2020, when the helicopter flying them and six friends to a basketball tournament at Mamba Academy in Thousand Oaks crashed into a Los Angeles […]
Excerpt Sourced From: policetribune.com
