Civil Plaintiff
LA County Offers $1.25 Million Each to Two Families of Passengers Who Died in the Kobe Bryant Helicopter Crash
Two families whose loved ones were killed when a helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and others crashed on a California hillside have reached a tentative settlement over allegedly leaked photos of the scene.
Lawyers representing Los Angeles County have offered $1.25 million each to the Altobelli and Mauser families.
John Altobelli, 46, his wife Keri, 46, and their daughter, Alyssa, 14, were aboard the helicopter on January 26, 2020, along with Christina Mauser, 38. Their families filed separate federal lawsuits claiming a violation of their rights to control the death images of their loved ones after photos of the crash scene were allegedly leaked and shared by first responders from the sheriff’s and fire departments.
