Kobe Bryant’s wife Vanessa Bryant gets nearly $29 millions as she settles helicopter crash photos lawsuit
Los Angeles County has agreed to pay nearly $29 million to Kobe Bryant’s widow, Vanessa Bryant, and their three daughters, Natalia, Bianca and Capri, after she settled a lawsuit related to helicopter crash photos, ET confirmed. That includes the $15 million a jury awarded them last year. Besides Vanessa Bryant, her co-plaintiff Christopher Chester was also awarded $15 million.
According to ET, Vanessa’s lawyer Louis Li said on Tuesday, February 28, that Vanessa’s fight for justice has finally come for the late basketball star, their late daughter Gianna, and other families who lost people in the 2020 horrific helicopter crash. to a conclusion.
Why did Vanessa Bryant sue?
In January 2020, former basketball star Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others died in a horrific helicopter crash. Following the tragic incident, some employees from the LA County Fire and Sheriff’s Department shared some graphic images of human remains from the crash site.
Vanessa Bryant with late husband Kobe Bryant (Image: Kobe Bryant Instagram)
Vanessa Bryant with late husband Kobe Bryant (Image: Kobe Bryant Instagram)
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Upon learning of this, the late Kobe Bryant’s wife and businesswoman Vanessa sued for negligence and invasion of privacy. He won a trial in August 2022, and a jury agreed to award him $16 million. However, it was later reduced to $15 million citing a clerical error.
According to documents obtained by ET yesterday, the LA County Board of Supervisors agreed to pay the Bryant family $28.85 million to settle the lawsuit, along with future claims by Vanessa and her three daughters.
Vanessa Bryant’s Instagram post for Kobe Bryant and Kiana Bryant
Although Vanessa didn’t make any statements to the press after winning the trial in August 2022, she took to Instagram to express herself. He posted a picture of Kobi and Kiana and wrote a heartfelt caption saying it was for Kobi and Kiana and that he loves them.