Vanessa Bryant v. County of Los Angeles et al

  1. August 16, 2022

    Order To Delete Kobe Crash Pics Unusual, Sheriff's Capt. Says

    A Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department captain told a California federal jury Tuesday that an order for his deputies to delete photos of a helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant came from outside the chain of his command, was highly unusual and may have been illegal.

  2. August 15, 2022

    Fire Capt. Says No Memory Of Taking Kobe Bryant Crash Pics

    A now retired Los Angeles County Fire Department captain told a California federal jury Monday that he has no memory of taking photos of the site of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and others — or of even being there — due to the gruesome trauma of the event. 

  3. August 12, 2022

    Bryant Crash Pic Sharing 'Shocked' Fireman's Wife, Jury Told

    The wife of a Los Angeles Fire Department member told a California jury Friday she was "disgusted" and "shocked" witnessing a county fire department official at an awards ceremony sharing photos of the fatal helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, saying that two of her relatives also died in the accident. 

  4. August 11, 2022

    'Disgusted' Bar Patron Reported Bryant Crash Pics, Jury Told

    A real estate investor told a California federal jury Thursday he was so "disgusted" when a bartender told him a Los Angeles sheriff's deputy was showing off photos of Kobe Bryant's remains taken at the site of a deadly helicopter crash that he made an official complaint.

  5. August 10, 2022

    Bryant Crash Pics Part Of 'Culture Of Callousness,' Jury Told

    Vanessa Bryant fought tears as her attorney told a California federal jury on Wednesday about a "culture of callousness" within Los Angeles County agencies that led first responders to share unauthorized photos of the mutilated remains of her husband Kobe Bryant and their daughter following their deaths in a helicopter crash.

  6. July 26, 2022

    Bryant Crash Pic Trials Consolidated Over County Objection

    A California federal judge on Tuesday consolidated a trial over Vanessa Bryant's claims that county employees inappropriately disseminated photos of NBA legend Kobe Bryant's remains with a similar suit against the county brought by a man whose wife and daughter died in the same helicopter crash.

  7. July 11, 2022

    Personal Injury, Med Mal Cases To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2022

    A California high court case over employer liability in connection with "take-home COVID" claims and an imminent trial in the Kobe Bryant crash site photos suit are among the cases injury and malpractice attorneys will be following in the second half of 2022.

  8. February 04, 2022

    LA County Fights Combining Trials Over Bryant Crash Photos

    A lawyer for Los Angeles County urged a federal judge Friday not to consolidate a trial over Vanessa Bryant's claim that county employees inappropriately disseminated photos of NBA legend Kobe Bryant's remains with a similar suit against the county brought by a man whose wife and daughter died in the same helicopter crash.

  9. February 01, 2022

    Law360's Tort Report: Whitey Bulger Death Suit Thrown Out

    The dismissal of a suit over the prison beating death of notorious mobster Whitey Bulger and a new development in Vanessa Bryant's privacy suit against Los Angeles County lead Law360's Tort Report, which compiles recent personal injury and medical malpractice news that may have flown under the radar.

  10. January 06, 2022

    Kobe Bryant Widow's Crash Pic Suit Set To Go To Trial

    Vanessa Bryant's civil rights suit alleging Los Angeles County employees treated photos of her NBA-legend husband Kobe Bryant's remains like a lurid spectacle is ripe for a jury, a California federal judge said Wednesday as he denied the county's motion for summary judgment.