Vanessa Bryant ordered to conduct psychiatric evaluation in collision photos lawsuit | News
Los Angeles County wants Vanessa Bryant and her family members had to undergo psychiatric screening as part of the ongoing legal battle surrounding the lawsuit she filed last year.
USA Today report that in a recent court filing, the county requested Kobe Bryant’s widows and their family members to take the exams, with their argument that any feelings of distress argued in the lawsuit were caused by the deadly helicopter crash in September. 1 2020 killed the NBA legend, his 13-year-old daughter. Giannaand seven other passengers.
In related legal documents, the county argued that such independent medical examinations were “necessary” to determine “the existence, extent, and nature” of emotional distress. allegations.
“Plainants cannot claim that they are experiencing ongoing depression, anxiety, and severe mental distress and are subsequently unable to support their claims,” the county said.
USA Today also reported that attorneys representing Vanessa Bryant are fighting the county’s attempt to order the exams.
Last September, Bryant File a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County Sheriff and his department due to leaked crash photos.
Last March, according to NBC NewsBryant called on the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department not to release the names of the deputies, writing in her Instagram story, “They want their names released from publicity. Anyone else facing these charges shall not be protected, named and disclosed to the public.” She will later win her case against the sheriff’s department and released the name.
