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Compensation for widow of NBA legend Bryant
Vanessa Bryant, widow of NBA star Kobe Bryant, leaves federal court in Los Angeles. photo
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In 2020, Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash alongside his 13-year-old daughter. Because photos of the scene of the accident became public, his wife went to court.
The widow of former US basketball pro Kobe Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash, has been awarded millions in damages in the process for photos from the accident site. A jury in Los Angeles on Wednesday awarded Vanessa Bryant a fine of $16 million for inappropriately disseminating images of human remains from the crash, several US media outlets such as the New York Times reported ” concordant.
The then 41-year-old Bryant, a former Los Angeles Lakers player, and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven other people died in a helicopter crash near Los Angeles in January 2020. They had been on their way to a girls’ basketball tournament.
Bryant’s widow filed a lawsuit against the district of Los Angeles County because, in their opinion, employees of the district sheriff’s office and the fire department had taken photos of the victims at the scene of the accident without official reason and then shown them to bystanders – for example in bars.
In addition to Vanessa Bryant, another relative had complained, who was also awarded a sum of millions. Survivors of other victims of the crash had complained separately.