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Los Angeles County Approves $2.5M Settlement With Two Families Over Graphic Photos Shared From Kobe Bryant’s Helicopter Crash

<p>Los Angeles County approved a &dollar;2&period;5 million settlement yesterday in two lawsuits stemming from the January 2020 helicopter crash that killed nine people&comma; including the late <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;vanessa-bryant-the-altobelli-chester-mauser-families-settle-lawsuit-against-the-helicopter-company-involved-in-the-kobe-bryant-crash&sol;">Kobe Bryant&period;<&sol;a> The lawsuits were filed by the Altobelli and Mauser families&comma; who alleged they suffered emotional distress after first responders shared photos of the crash site and deceased&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The settlement will distribute &dollar;1&period;25 million to Matthew Mauser&comma; whose wife Christina Mauser died in the crash&period; Siblings J&period;J&period; and Alexis Altobelli&comma; who lost their parents&comma; John and Keri&comma; as well as their 14-year-old sister Alyssa in the crash&comma; will also receive &dollar;1&period;25 million&comma; according to <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;thehill&period;com&sol;changing-america&sol;resilience&sol;smart-cities&sol;579904-los-angeles-county-approves-25m-settlement-with-two">The Hill<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Skip Miller&comma; an attorney representing L&period;A&period; county&comma; said in a statement to The LA Times&comma; &&num;8220&semi;We are pleased that the Mauser and Altobelli families&comma; who as private citizens suffered the same grief and loss as others&comma; will be able to move forward after these settlements&period;&&num;8221&semi; Reports state that Vanessa Bryant filed a similar lawsuit against the county over graphic photos taken of her husband and their daughter Gianna Bryant&period; There have been several lawsuits since the tragic death of Kobe and the others&period; As we previously reported in June&comma; Vanessa and the Altobelli&comma; Chester &amp&semi; Mauser families reached a confidential settlement agreement with the helicopter company&period; Documents state that the families filed &&num;8220&semi;joint notice of settlement and joint request to vacate discovery deadlines&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The documents stated&comma; &&num;8220&semi;Plaintiffs and Defendants jointly report that they have agreed to settle their claims in the above-entitled action&period;&&num;8221&semi; The settlement terms have been disclosed&comma; and the settlement is still awaiting the court&&num;8217&semi;s approval&period; In addition&comma; Vanessa prefiled a lawsuit against the company last year&comma; and Ara Zobayan&&num;8217&semi;s estate was named as a defendant in the wrongful-death case&period; Vanessa is expected to head to trial in February 2022 for the suit about the graphic photos&period; Roomies&comma; we&&num;8217&semi;ll continue to update you as more information becomes available&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"p1">Want updates directly in your text inbox&quest; Hit us up at 917-722-8057 or <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;my&period;community&period;com&sol;theshaderoom"><span class&equals;"s1"><b>https&colon;&sol;&sol;my&period;community&period;com&sol;theshaderoom<&sol;b><&sol;span><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine; 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