Los Angeles County has agreed to pay the widow of Kobe Bryant nearly Sh3.7 billion after first responders shared gruesome photos of the helicopter crash that killed the NBA superstar.
Bryant, the couple’s teenage daughter Gianna, and seven others died when their chopper smashed into a hillside near Los Angles in January 2020.
Sheriff’s deputies and firefighters who rushed to the scene snapped pictures of the carnage, including the mangled remains of the Los Angeles Lakers legend and his daughter.
Bryant’s widow Vanessa sued for emotional damages over the pictures, which she feared would one day surface on the internet.
Los Angeles County has now agreed to pay Sh3.7 billion to settle all crash-related litigation.
“Today marks the successful culmination of Mrs. Bryant’s courageous battle to hold accountable those who engaged in this grotesque conduct,” Vanessa Bryant’s attorney Luis Li said in a statement.
“She fought for her husband, her daughter, and all those in the community whose deceased family were treated with similar disrespect. We hope her victory at trial and this settlement will put an end to this practice.”
