Kobe Bryant’s widow sued for $16 million over photos from her husband’s death

In America, the jury delivered a verdict in the case of the widow of the tragically deceased basketball player Kobe Bryant Vanessa against Los Angeles County.

A 40-year-old lady and her co-plaintiff received $ 31 million in compensation for the fact that ambulance officers “leaked” photos from the place of death of a sports star to journalists. Recall January 26, 2020 in California private helicopter crash, which was 41-year-old Kobe and eight other people, including the 13-year-old daughter of the basketball player Gianna and family friends. Everyone died, the tragedy was widely reported in the media around the world.

The doctors who arrived at the scene of the emergency took several “hot” pictures, which then “surfaced” in the press. Vanessa and other relatives of the victims did not tolerate this blasphemy and sued the officials.

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According to the publication Deadline, the judge ordered the county to pay $16 million to the Bryant family and $15 million to Chris Chester, whose wife Sarah and 13-year-old daughter Payton also died in that crash. The jury reached their verdict after four and a half hours of deliberation.

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