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LA County Will Ask Again For Kobe Bryant Crash Photos Lawsuit to Be Dismissed
The federal civil case over photos taken at the scene of the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash isn’t over, even though a jury last week reached a verdict and awarded millions of dollars in damages to the basketball great’s widow. According to an entry in the court record system Monday, LA County plans to renew its request to dismiss the...
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Jury Award in Kobe Crash Trial Corrected to $30M, Not $31M
The initial jury award announced in the Kobe Bryant crash trial has been corrected from $31 million to $30 million, after an error had been found in the verdict form from the jury.
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Attorney: Vanessa Bryant to Donate Trial Win to Mamba and Mambacita Foundation
Lakers legend Kobe Bryant’s widow Vanessa Bryant plans to donate proceeds from the $16 million judgment she won Wednesday in a lawsuit against Los Angeles County to a foundation named in her husband’s and daughter’s memory, it was reported Thursday.
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Jury Rules LA County Must Pay $16M in Damages to Vanessa Bryant
The federal jury awarded $31 million in damages to Vanessa Bryant and co-plaintiff Chris Chester over the actions of first-responders who took and distributed graphic photos of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and eight other people.
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LA County Ordered to Pay $31 Million in Kobe Bryant Helicopter Crash Photo Trial
Vanessa Bryant and her co-plaintiff Chris Chester were set to receive $16 million and $15 million respectively in case of crash site photos that the plaintiffs argued caused them emotional distress. They argued first responders snapped the images and shared them for entertainment purposes. Eric Leonard and John Cadiz Klemack report Aug. 24, 2022.
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Jury Sides With Vanessa Bryant in Lawsuit Over Helicopter Crash Photos
A verdict has been reached Wednesday afternoon in the trial over photos taken at the hillside site northwest of Los Angeles where nine people, including Lakers star Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, died in a January 2020 helicopter crash.
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Closing Arguments Wrap in Vanessa Bryant Lawsuit Over Helicopter Crash Photos
Closing arguments concluded Wednesday morning in a lawsuit over photos taken at the hillside site northwest of Los Angeles where nine people, including Lakers star Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, died in a January 2020 helicopter crash.
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Closing Arguments in Bryant Crash Photos Trial
Vanessa Bryant’s attorneys delivered their closing arguments Tuesday afternoon in the trial over photos taken by first responders at the scene of the helicopter crash that killed her husband, daughter and seven other people. Darsha Philips reports for the NBC 4 News at 4
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Closing Arguments Begin in Vanessa Bryant Lawsuit Over Helicopter Crash Photos
The widow of Kobe Bryant and Irvine financial adviser Chris Chester are suing LA County over photos taken at the site of a helicopter crash that killed nine people, including the Lakers great and the couple’s daughter.
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‘Miss You So Much': Vanessa Bryant Shares a Birthday Tribute to Kobe
Vanessa Bryant posted a tribute with a heartfelt message Tuesday to mark Kobe Bryant’s birthday.
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Chief: Firefighter ‘Tarnished His Dignity' Taking Grisly Picture at Kobe Crash
Los Angeles County’s acting fire chief told a jury Monday that a retired firefighter “tarnished his dignity” by sharing gruesome photos taken at the remote mountainside site where a helicopter carrying Laker legend Kobe Bryant and eight others crashed, killing all on board.
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Celebrity Support At Trial Over Kobe Bryant Crash Scene Photos
Vanessa Bryant got some celebrity support today in court. The trial over sharing Kobe Bryant crash scene photos is now in its ninth day. Darsha Philips reports on the NBC4 News at 4pm on Monday, August 22, 2022.
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Vanessa Bryant Testifies in Lawsuit Over Helicopter Crash Photos
Dressed in all black, Vanessa Bryant took the stand, speaking publicly for the first time regarding the photos leaked of the crash that claimed the lives of her husband and daughter. John Cadiz Klemack reports Aug. 19, 2022.
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Vanessa Bryant Testifies She Lives in Fear of Helicopter Crash Site Photos Surfacing
Vanessa Bryant is expected to testify Friday in the trial over photos taken at the site of the 2020 helicopter crash that killed nine people, including her husband Kobe Bryant and her daughter Gianna.
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Vanessa Bryant Expected to Testify in Crash Photo Trial
The joint lawsuit was filed by Bryant and Chris Chester, who lost his wife and daughter in the same crash. Annette Arreola reports for Today in LA on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022.
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Friend of Chris Chester Testifies in Crash Photos Trial
Vanessa Bryant could take the stand on Friday to testify in the trial over photos from her husband and daughter’s crash site. On Thursday a friend of Chris Chester, who lost his daughter and wife in the crash, testified in the case. John Cádiz Klemack reports for the NBC 4 News at 4
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County Firefighter Denies Kobe Bryant Corpse Photo Shown at Gala
LA County Firefighter denied claims that he displayed photos of Kobe Bryant’s remains from helicopter crash in court during trial.
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Possible Cover-Up Over Kobe Bryant Crash Scene Photos?
As L.A. County authorities continue to take the stand in the trial over the Kobe Bryant crash scene photos, there are some indications pointing to a possible cover-up. John Cadiz Klemack reports on the NBC4 News at 4pm on Wednesday, August 17, 2022.
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Former LASD Captain Apologizes to Bryant and Chester Families for Photo Sharing
A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department official, who was captain of the agency’s information bureau at the time of the January 2020 helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and eight others, apologized in court Tuesday to the victims’ families for not telling them that photographs of dead bodies were taken and shared with others by deputies at the scene of the...
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Deputies Admit Sharing Photos of Kobe Bryant Crash Scene
L.A. County officials were back on the stand in the trial over the photos taken at the helicopter crash site where Kobe Bryant and others were killed. Two deputies admit that they shared the photos. John Cadiz Klemack reports on the NBC4 News at 4pm on Tuesday, August 16, 2022.