Civil Litigation
Dec. 30, 2020
Kobe Bryant’s widow can sue Los Angeles sheriff over crash photos
Federal judge keeps Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department as defendant in privacy invasion lawsuit filed by widow of NBA legend, but tosses out negligence claim.
Kobe Bryant's widow can sue Los Angeles County and the sheriff's department over photos deputy sheriffs allegedly took of bodies at the site of a helicopter crash that killed the NBA legend on Jan. 26, a federal judge ruled.
But Judge John F. Walter of the Central District of California said Sheriff Alex Villanueva could not be sued personally for negligence, despite ...
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