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Meanwhile, we hope the Bryant and Chester families continue to heal from their tragic loss."īut Vanessa Bryant's testimony last week certainly marked an emotional fever pitch as the NBA widow took the stand to discuss the heart-wrenching loss of her husband and 13-year-old daughter. We will be discussing next steps with our client. While we disagree with the jury's findings as to the County's liability, we believe the monetary award shows that jurors didn't believe the evidence supported the Plaintiffs' request of $75 million for emotional distress. In response to the verdict, a county spokesperson told Insider: "We are grateful for the jury's hard work in this case. "This is the pictures case, and there are no pictures," Mira Hashmall, the county's attorney, told jurors in her closing arguments, referring to the LA County Sheriff's order to delete the graphic pictures of the crash to prevent their spread.

#Gigi bryant trial

Vanessa Bryant, donning an all-white suit, sobbed and clasped her hands together on Wednesday as a Los Angeles jury awarded her $16 million in damages for emotional distress in her trial against Los Angeles County first responders who took and shared photos of Kobe and Gianna Bryant's remains at the site where their helicopter crashed on January 26, 2020.Ĭhris Chester, whose wife Sarah and daughter Payton were also aboard the helicopter, was awarded $15 million after he and Bryant took on the county in a joint trial.īryant and Chester sued the county over allegations that deputies with the LA County Sheriff's Department and fire captains with the LA County Fire Department took and shared graphic photos of the January 2020 helicopter crash that killed nine people, including NBA star Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna.Īfter only 4.5 hours of deliberations, the jury ultimately found that both LASD and LACFD violated Bryant and Chester's constitutional rights and had inadequate training policies that led to the spread of the improper photos.Īttorneys for the county argued throughout the case that Bryant and Chester could not claim emotional distress from images that they have never seen.