Last year Kobe Bryant's widow, Vanessa Bryant, filed a lawsuit against Los Angeles County after it was revealed that emergency responders were sharing gory pictures of the crash sight where her husband, daughter Gianna, and members of their traveling basketball team perished after their helicopter slammed into a mountain [click here if you missed that].
Vanessa has been awarded a huge settlement...
From The Daily Mail
Vanessa Bryant has settled her remaining claims against Los Angeles County over the misuse of photos from the helicopter crash that killed her husband, Kobe Bryant, and daughter, Gianna Bryant for nearly $30million.
A jury awarded Vanessa Bryant $15million for her federal claims in August but the settlement recorded Tuesday included that figure and added state claims of invasion of privacy.
Vanessa also added her two youngest daughters - Capri and Bianka - to the deal in order to finalize the settlement.
The pictures were reportedly shared primarily between employees of the Los Angeles County sheriff's and fire departments.
Attorneys for the county argued in court that the photos were taken and shared, but said that an immediate order to delete them kept them from circulating more widely.
In August, the jury also awarded $15million to Chris Chester, who joined the suit because his wife and daughter were also killed in the crash. The county agreed to pay the Chester family an additional nearly $5million to resolve any future claims.
Two other families separately settled with the county over the photos for $1.25million each in October of 2021.
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