{"id":57709,"date":"2022-08-27T04:54:59","date_gmt":"2022-08-27T04:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/kobes-widow-gets-1-million-less-after-jury-error\/"},"modified":"2022-08-27T04:54:59","modified_gmt":"2022-08-27T04:54:59","slug":"kobes-widow-gets-1-million-less-after-jury-error","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/kobes-widow-gets-1-million-less-after-jury-error\/","title":{"rendered":"Kobe&#8217;s widow gets $1 million less after jury error"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el\" aria-label=\"Video - 'All for you': Vanessa Bryant's emotional message to Kobe, Gianna Bryant after lawsuit win\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The $16 million verdict that Vanessa Bryant was awarded by a federal jury on Wednesday is set to be reduced to $15 million after a juror discovered an error on the verdict form and informed the court about it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Bryant, the widow of NBA legend Kobe Bryant, prevailed in her trial against Los Angeles County Wednesday after the jury of nine civilly unanimously found the county liable for damages to her and every fellow plaintiff Chris Chester, who was awarded $15 million by the same jury .<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cIt was the nine jurors&#8217; intent that both plaintiffs Vanessa Bryant and Christopher Chester to be awarded equally,\u201d US District Judge John F. Walter noted in court Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Bryant has agreed to this change.  Her attorney, Luis Li, said in court Friday that Bryant felt it was a \u201cjust&#8221; result\u201d that she got the same amount as Chester. Both had brought their cases to trial after filing lawsuits against the county several months after they each lost spouses and daughters in a helicopter crash in January 2020.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_img\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong class=\"gnt_ar_b_al\">VANESSA BRYANT VERDICT:<\/strong>What it means and how she won the trial<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>SPORTS NEWSLETTER:<\/strong> Sign up now for daily updates sent to your inbox<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Their lawsuits were not about the crash itself but about what happened afterward.  They accused county sheriff&#8217;s and fire department employees of sharing and displaying gruesome photos of their deceased loved ones&#8217; remains from the crash scene without having a legitimate business reason to do so.<\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"advertisement\" class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">After an 11-day trial, the jury found this to be a violation of their constitutional rights.  But after the verdict was read in court, one of the jurors advised the courtroom deputy that there was an error in the verdict form pertaining to Bryant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">In a jury note, the juror stated that Bryant should be awarded $1.5 million by the sheriff&#8217;s department for past emotional distress, not $2.5 million.  The jury also awarded her $13.5 million in other damages for emotional distress.  The change in the jury award means each is to be awarded $15 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Asked about the change in jury award Friday, Li responded with a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cThroughout this case, Mrs.  Bryant has sought only accountability,&#8221; Li said. &#8220;She has never asked for a specific dollar amount and has trusted the jury to do justice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_cp\" aria-label=\"For USA TODAY subscribers\" data-c-cta=\"PREMIUM CONTENT\">\n<div class=\"gnt_em_cp_cw\"><img class=\"gnt_em_cp_cw_i\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/-mm-\/9069670426708ad3057b2316b7f1f8b6f5fc643d\/c=200-0-3400-2400\/local\/-\/media\/2022\/08\/25\/USATODAY\/usatsports\/1ee79cae4eab49debbd0d62c78d8a476.jpg?ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/-mm-\/9069670426708ad3057b2316b7f1f8b6f5fc643d\/c=200-0-3400-2400\/local\/-\/media\/2022\/08\/25\/USATODAY\/usatsports\/1ee79cae4eab49debbd0d62c78d8a476.jpg?width=516&amp;height=386&amp;fit=crop&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp 2x\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Walter said it was unnecessary to recall the jury in light of Bryant&#8217;s agreement to accept $1 million less in emotional stress damages against the sheriff&#8217;s department.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Li said Bryant intends for her award to go to the Mamba and Mambacita foundation to honor Kobe and Gianna&#8217;s legacy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cFrom the beginning, Vanessa Bryant has sought only accountability, but our legal system does not permit her to force better policies, more training or officer discipline,\u201d Li said in a statement Thursday.  \u201cThose measures are the responsibility of the Sheriff&#8217;s and Fire Departments \u2013 responsibilities that Mrs.  Bryant&#8217;s efforts have exposed as woefully deficient, even giving amnesty to the wrongdoers. \u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The county noted the photos were never posted online and were deleted shortly after the crash.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Li said it is Bryant&#8217;s hope that \u201cthis important civil rights case will put to a stop this abhorrent and callous behavior.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><em>Follow reporter Brent Schrotenboer <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/schrotenboer\" target=\"_blank\" data-t-l=\":b|e|inline click|${u}\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">@Schrotenboer<\/a>.  Email: bschrotenb@usatoday.com<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"gnt_em_gl_i\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2020\/02\/24\/USAT\/60613f44-8545-4d48-afae-9cbd1305f84d-IMG_53051.jpg?resize=660%2C372&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2020\/02\/24\/USAT\/60613f44-8545-4d48-afae-9cbd1305f84d-IMG_53051.jpg?crop=1957,1101,x340,y567&amp;width=1320&amp;height=744&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp 2x\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The $16 million verdict that Vanessa Bryant was awarded by a federal jury on Wednesday is set to be reduced to $15 million after a juror discovered an error on the verdict form and informed the court about it. Bryant, the widow of NBA legend Kobe Bryant, prevailed in her trial against Los Angeles County &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/kobes-widow-gets-1-million-less-after-jury-error\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Kobe&#8217;s widow gets $1 million less after jury error<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":55679,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/jury-awards-vanessa-bryant-16-million-over-crash-photos-taken-of-kobe-bryant-daughter-gianna\/","url_meta":{"origin":57709,"position":0},"title":"Jury awards Vanessa Bryant $16 million over crash photos taken of Kobe Bryant, daughter Gianna","date":"August 25, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"LOS ANGELES -- Kobe Bryant's widow, Vanessa, was awarded $16 million as part of a $31 million jury verdict Wednesday against Los Angeles County for deputies and firefighters sharing grisly photos of the NBA star; their 13-year-old daughter, Gianna; and other victims killed in a 2020 helicopter crash.The nine jurors\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":55638,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/kobe-bryant-widow-awarded-16m-in-trial-over-crash-photos\/","url_meta":{"origin":57709,"position":1},"title":"Kobe Bryant widow awarded $16M in trial over crash photos","date":"August 25, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"LOS ANGELES (AP) \u2014 Kobe Bryant's widow was awarded $16 million as part of a $31 million jury verdict Wednesday against Los Angeles County for deputies and firefighters sharing grisly photos of the NBA starhis 13-year-old daughter and other victims killed in a 2020 helicopter crash.The nine jurors unanimously agreed\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":55777,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/kobe-bryant-crash-photos-trial-jury-finds-la-county-must-pay-vanessa-bryant-16-million-and-chris-chester-15-million\/","url_meta":{"origin":57709,"position":2},"title":"Kobe Bryant crash photos trial: Jury finds LA County must pay Vanessa Bryant $16 million and Chris Chester $15 million","date":"August 25, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A federal jury Wednesday ordered Los Angeles County to pay $31 million in damages over the actions of deputies and firefighters who took and shared gruesome photos from the scene of the 2020 helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven other\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":57854,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/vanessa-bryants-lawsuits-winnings-reduced-by-1-million-after-juror-discovered-error\/","url_meta":{"origin":57709,"position":3},"title":"Vanessa Bryant&#8217;s lawsuits winnings reduced by $1 million after juror discovered error","date":"August 27, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Vanessa Bryant's $16 million verdict in her civil trial against Los Angeles County has been reduced by $1 million after a juror discovered an error.Bryant was initially awarded $16 million in her case after a jury unanimously found Los Angeles County liable for damages following the death of her husband,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":56119,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/vanessa-bryant-speaks-out-after-kobe-crash-photos-verdict\/","url_meta":{"origin":57709,"position":4},"title":"Vanessa Bryant speaks out after Kobe crash photos verdict","date":"August 25, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"An emotional Vanessa Bryant has spoken out after being awarded $16 million in her trial against Los Angeles County. 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