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Vanessa Bryant Wins Kobe Death Photo Lawsuit, Awarded $16 Million
Vanessa Bryant won her lawsuit w/ L.A. County after a jury decided deputies caused the Bryant family emotional distress when they took and shared gruesome photos from the Kobe crash site.
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The jury awarded Vanessa $16 million. Chris Chester -- who lost his daughter and wife in the helicopter crash -- was awarded $15 million.
Chester's attorney, Jerry Jackson, tells TMZ ... "Grateful to a jury and judge that gave us a fair trial."
Vanessa broke down sobbing when the verdict was read. The jury was polled and Vanessa looked at them one by one in approval.
The verdicts were against both the L.A. County Sheriff's Dept. and the L.A. County Fire Dept.