Vanessa Bryant settles helicopter crash photos lawsuit for $28.85M
05 March 2023 |
1:21 pm
Los Angeles County has agreed to pay nearly $29 million to Kobe Bryant’s widow Vanessa Bryant. Bryant sued Los Angeles County after some of its employees shared photos of the crash that killed her husband and daughter. Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna died along with seven others when their aircraft crashed in the LA area in 2020.
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