Jury awards Vanessa Bryant $16 million in lawsuit against Los Angeles County first responders who took and shared graphic photos of Kobe and Gigi Bryant's remains
Bryant sued the county after first responders took and shared graphic photos of the January 2020 helicopter crash that killed Kobe and Gianna Bryant.
Attorneys in Kobe Bryant helicopter crash trial ask for up to $75 million in damages as case comes to close on late basketball star's birthday
Vanessa Bryant's attorneys will ask jurors to award the plaintiffs between $100,000 to $1million in future annual emotional distress damages.
A fire captain went rogue to photograph Kobe Bryant helicopter crash site, a high-ranking fire chief testified
LACFD chief Anthony Marrone said he never ordered his staff to take photos of remains after Kobe Bryant's helicopter crashed in 2020.
LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva says that only 'god knows' if Kobe Bryant crash photos were permanently deleted from first responders' devices
"The fact that it hasn't popped up on social media means that they did a good job," LA County Sheriff Villanueva said referring to crash photos.
He lost his daughter and wife in the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant. Speaking publicly for the first time, Chris Chester said the grief left him hollow. But the cops’ response filled him with rage.
Chris Chester said that when he learned that the helicopter carrying his college sweetheart and daughter had crashed, he felt a "hollow sadness."
LASD phones and drives containing Kobe Bryant crash photos were wiped clean, according to forensic analysis
"They did the opposite" of preserving data, expert David Freskos testified about LASD, adding that "metadata about dissemination was also lost."
A high-ranking LA Sheriff's Deputy spoke up after Sheriff Alex Villanueva ordered staff to delete Kobe Bryant crash photos, he testified. Weeks later, was transferred and demoted.
LASD Deputy Matthew Vander Horck had concerns that his colleagues took, shared, and deleted Kobe Bryant helicopter crash site photos.
A woman lost her cousin in the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash. Weeks later, she saw LA County officials sharing graphic photos of the crash site at a gala, she testified.
Luella Weireter testified on Friday that she heard an LA fire official say "I can't believe I just looked at Kobe's burnt up body" at a 2020 gala.
Los Angeles Sheriff's Deputy showed a bartender graphic photos of Kobe Bryant's body. Video evidence showed them laughing afterwards.
A bartender and a 'disgusted' private citizen give a closer look at the night that a cop shared grisly photos of Kobe Bryant's dead body at a bar.
Lakers GM Rob Pelinka described visiting the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash site with Vanessa Bryant: 'She wanted to touch the soil from where they went to heaven'
"He's still my best friend," Lakers GM Rob Pelinka told the court while weeping. "Kobe was like having a true superhero as a best friend."
LA Times' lawyer puts sheriff 'on notice' with scathing letter after law enforcement announced they would investigate a reporter for her work
The reporter wrote about a video in which a deputy was seen kneeling on an inmate's head for three minutes after he punched the deputy in the face.
Los Angeles County files motion to dismiss Vanessa Bryant photo leak lawsuit on grounds that crash site photos are 'gone' and 'cannot be recovered'
"Almost two years after the crash, no LASD or LACFD photos have been posted on the Internet, released in the media," the County's attorneys wrote.
A Black man was tased by sheriff's deputies in LA at the scene of a car crash. A witness said the man was trying to flag down a patrol car for help.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department told Insider it is investigating after video footage of the incident was shared to Twitter.
A Los Angeles radio reporter says she was 'tackled' and arrested by Los Angeles police while doing her job
Josie Huang, a reporter for LAist and the public-radio station KPCC, shared her arrest experience on social media.