Jury selection is expected to begin Wednesday in downtown Los Angeles for the trial of Vanessa Bryant’s lawsuit over graphic photos taken by first responders at the scene of the helicopter crash that killed her husband, Lakers standout Kobe Bryant, their teen-age daughter and seven others. U.S. District Judge John Walter consolidated the trial of Bryant’s lawsuit against Los Angeles…
Mira Hashmall, lead outside counsel for L.A. County in the litigation, said in a statement to City News Service that while the county"sympathizes with the losses suffered by the Bryant and Chester families," the case is about whether the county publicly disseminated crash site photos in violation of the plaintiffs' constitutional rights.
A long list of prospective witnesses includes Vanessa Bryant and L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, who allegedly promised the widow that the crash site was"secure" and nobody would ever see photos taken of her husband's and daughter's remains. The sheriff testified in a deposition that he directed deputies to get rid of any crash scene photos they had on their phones, as part of his promise.
County attorneys insist the photos were never publicly disseminated and have all been deleted from the cell phones used to take them. The defense says an investigation by the Internal Affairs Bureau of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department confirms all of the photos have been destroyed.Among other claims, Bryant contends there has been a long-running practice of collecting and sharing death photos within the LASD and L.A. County Fire Department.
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