Los Angeles County will pay late Kobe Bryant’s wife nearly $29 million in a settlement of a lawsuit over the inappropriate sharing of gruesome photographs of the crash that killed Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter.
Members of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Office and firefighters were accused in the lawsuit of sharing close-up gruesome pictures of the crash in unofficial settings, including in a bar.
Kobe Bryant’s wife, Vanessa Bryant, sued over this, characterizing it as a violation of privacy and a cause of emotional distress.
“Today marks the successful culmination of Mrs. Bryant’s courageous battle to hold accountable those who engaged in this grotesque conduct,” said Luis Li, attorney for Vanessa Bryant. “She fought for her husband, her daughter, and all those in the community whose deceased family were treated with similar disrespect.”…