Vanessa Bryant

2022 - 8 - 24

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Vanessa Bryant: Jury begins deliberations in case over Kobe Bryant ... (CNN)

A group of nine federal jurors began deliberating Wednesday in the civil case over graphic photos taken at the site of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe ...

In their rebuttal, Bryant's attorneys argued the photos could still exist because one of the deputies AirDropped them to a firefighter that hasn't been identified. Referring to testimony given by veteran law enforcement officials including Sheriff Alex Villanueva, Li reminded the jury of a practice of first responders keeping "death books" since the Polaroid was around. "Does it shock the conscience that he needed to talk?" Li was emotional as he said: "But for those people, we may never have heard of this." The rebuttal evoked tears from Vanessa Bryant and Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka in the courtroom. "That's not a constitutional issue, that's a county issue," she said. Jurors also will have to wrestle with what constitutes "the public" in this case. One of the deputies shared photos containing human remains with another deputy as they were playing the video game "Call of Duty," and another showed them to a bartender he considered a friend. Los Angeles County, though, has argued that it acted appropriately to investigate and delete the photos and prevent them from ever spreading. Their attorneys asked the jury for damages of up to $42.5 million for Bryant and $32.5 million for Chester. She also noted that the deputy was disciplined for his actions. The misdemeanor crime is punishable by up to $1,000 per violation.

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Jury Awards Vanessa Bryant $16 Million in Suit Over Kobe Bryant ... (The New York Times)

Ms. Bryant had sued Los Angeles County over the sharing of photos of human remains from the helicopter crash that killed her husband, her daughter and seven ...

The jury disagreed, finding that the failure of both agencies to train employees about the right to privacy amounted to a constitutional violation. Chester’s lawyer, asked the jury to consider awarding a total of as much as $75 million to the plaintiffs — $2.5 million each for past suffering, plus about $1 million for each year of their remaining life expectancy — a formula that would add up to $30 million for Mr. Bryant, showed the jury a flow chart of how the photos had spread. Bryant, testified that he had offered “amnesty” to deputies for coming forward with the images and then deleting them. The suit was an effort hold officials to account for behavior that lawyers for Ms. Villanueva, who took the witness stand just after Ms. Bryant’s friends, including the professional soccer player Sydney Leroux and the singer Ciara, appeared in the gallery to support her. And they said that police officers, firefighters and other emergency responders need the flexibility to document accident scenes before federal investigators or coroner’s officials arrive, so the taking of the photographs was justified. Her lawyers argued that orders from Fire Department and Sheriff’s Department officials to delete the images after inquiries were begun amounted to the destruction of evidence and an attempted cover-up. The photos were not introduced as evidence in the trial. “I felt like I wanted to run down the block and just scream,” Ms. Bryant, a star for the Los Angeles Lakers, achieved a stature in Southern California that far transcended basketball.

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Vanessa Bryant awarded $16 million in Kobe Bryant crash photos trial (CNBC)

A jury awarded the widow of NBA superstar Kobe Bryant $16 million in damages over leaked photographs of the January 2020 helicopter crash site.

Evidence also showed that firefighters passed around photos with each other at an awards banquet, and others shared them with their spouses. He said there was "no playbook" for first responders using their personal devices to snap crash site photos. She was also joined by Lakers General Manager Rob Pelinka and his wife.

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Vanessa Bryant awarded $16 million in civil suit over crash photos (The Washington Post)

Kobe Bryant's widow had filed suit against the L.A. County Sheriff's Department over the taking and distribution of photos from the crash site by deputies ...

Bryant and Chester each said that they had no confidence in county assurances that the photos, which included close-ups of body parts, had all been located and erased. It first emerged that deputies and firefighters were circulating such photos after a citizen filed a complaint with the sheriff’s office that a deputy was showing off an image of Kobe Bryant’s “decapitated body” at a bar. “The county would love to argue that the harm wasn’t that bad.

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Jury awards Vanessa Bryant $16 million over crash photos taken of ... (ESPN)

L.A. County must pay Kobe Bryant's widow $16 million for invasion of privacy and distress caused by deputies and firefighters sharing photos of the bodies ...

"I live in fear every day of being on social media and these popping up," she testified. Vanessa Bryant and her attorney declined comment outside court Wednesday. But she emphasized that the photos had never appeared publicly and had never been seen by the plaintiffs. 24 because it represents his jersey numbers -- 8 and 24 -- and is the day after his birthday. The jury deliberated 4½ hours before reaching the verdict on Kobe Bryant Day, which is commemorated in the city of L.A. She cried quietly as the verdict was read.

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Kobe Bryant's widow was awarded $16 million in the trial over crash ... (NPR)

A jury found that Los Angeles County must pay Vanessa Bryant for emotional distress caused by deputies and firefighters sharing photos of the bodies of the ...

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Jurado otorga a demandantes US$ 31 millones en la demanda por ... (CNN)

Se llegó a un veredicto en la demanda contra el condado de Los Ángeles por las fotografías que fueron tomadas del accidente del helicóptero de Kobe Bryant.

Bryant y Chester argumentaron que las fotos de sus seres queridos causaron angustia emocional y violaron su privacidad. El delito menor se castiga con hasta US$ 1.000 por infracción. El departamento del sheriff fue declarado responsable del mismo problema. Los miembros del jurado escucharon testimonios gráficos por 11 días. Mientras continuaba llorando, Bryant abrazó entre lágrimas a su hija Natalia en la primera fila. Inmediatamente después de que se leyó el veredicto, Bryant abrazó a sus abogados.

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Jurado otorga 16 millones a viuda de Kobe Bryant por fotos (Los Angeles Times)

En esta foto del 26 de enero de 2020, los bomberos trabajan en la escena del accidente de helicóptero donde murió la ex estrella de baloncesto de la NBA ...

Había todavía lágrimas en el rostro de Vanessa Bryant cuando pasó frente a decenas de reporteros y cámaras de TV. “Vivo cada día con el temor de ingresar en las redes sociales y que esto se aparezca”, indicó. Los abogados de Vanessa Bryant no proporcionaron al jurado el monto que estimaban que su cliente debía obtener. Entre lágrimas, Vanessa Bryant testificó durante el juicio de 11 días. ¡JUSTICIA para Kobe y Gigi!”. “¡Los amo!

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Jurado dicta a favor de Vanessa Bryant en demanda por las fotos ... (Telemundo 52)

El jurado en el juicio de la viuda de Kobe Bryant llegó a un veredicto del caso tras horas de deliberaciones.

“Vivo con miedo todos los días de estar en las redes sociales y que aparezcan”, testificó. - $7.5 millones por sufrimiento futuro causado por el Departamento del Sheriff del condado de Los Ángeles. - $2.5 millones por sufrimiento pasado causado por el Departamento del Sheriff del condado de Los Ángeles.

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Jurado garantiza 16 millones de dólares a Vanessa Bryant tras ... (AS Usa)

Vanessa Bryant recibirá 16 millones de dólares después de que policías y bomberos de Los Ángeles fotografiaran el accidente en el que falleció Kobe Bryant.

El codemandante Christopher Chester recibió 15 millones de dólares por reparación de daños. La fecha fue elegida un día después del cumpleaños del exelemento de Vanessa Bryant no fue la única beneficiada en el juicio. “Tengo miedo de que mis hijas estén en redes sociales y salgan las fotografías”. “Tengo miedo de estar en redes sociales y que esas fotos aparezcan”, testificó. Además, algunas esposas de los elementos y el empleado de un bar también vieron dicho contenido.

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