Kobe Bryant’s widow, friend win US$31mil in trial over leaked crash photos


Vanessa Bryant, wife of the late Los Angeles Lakers basketball player Kobe Bryant, departs the court house in Los Angeles, California, on August 24, 2022, after a verdict was reached in her federal negligence lawsuit against Los Angeles County. — AFP

Kobe Bryant’s widow and a family friend were awarded US$31mil (RM139.11mil) in damages by a US jury for distress they’ve suffered over the sharing of photos taken by emergency personnel at a helicopter crash site where their spouses were killed.

The federal jury reached a verdict on Aug 24 in favour of Vanessa Bryant and Christopher Chester after about four and a half hours of deliberations following an 11-day trial in Los Angeles.

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