Kobe Bryant, a Lakers celebrity, one of the greatest stars in the history of the NBA, in 1996, the Hornets selected Kobe Bryant and immediately sent him to the Lakers, this play is 20 seasons, after the success of the retreat, Kobe Bryant still did not leave basketball, but this also made him pay the price of his life. In 2020, Bryant and her daughter Gianna took a helicopter to the school to participate in a ball game, encountered a plane crash on the way, and when she learned the bad news of her husband and daughter, Vanessa broke down, and what made her more difficult to accept was that the photos were leaked by the local police station and fire station.
Here's the thing, the police station staff and the fire brigade took photos of the accident scene according to the custom, but because Kobe Bryant is a public figure, so this aroused their desire to share, a policeman shared it with the people around him at the award ceremony, a firefighter shared it with the bartender, and through the surveillance video, the bartender laughed after watching Kobe's body photo, and his behavior was obviously illegal. As Bryant's widow, Vanessa revealed that her spirit had been hit, and he was afraid that his daughters would see photos of his father's body online.
So Vanessa joined hands with other victims' families to take the Los Angeles County Police Department and the Fire Department to court, at first, they still refused to compensate, believing that Kobe's body photos were only a small spread, not uploaded to the Internet, so it is not illegal, in addition, they also said that Vanessa's spirit is not a problem, because she is currently in control of the company left by Kobe Bryant, and responsible for publishing Kobe's books, but the sophistry is sophistry, and finally Vanessa won the lawsuit and got $16 million. A huge compensation of almost 110 million yuan.
To the surprise of fans, Vanessa did not pocket the $16 million in damages, but donated it all to the Mamba & Mambacita Sports Foundation, which is committed to creating a positive social impact through sport, with a particular focus on children in backward areas who are under-equipped to participate in sports, while creating opportunities for girls who aspire to equal sports opportunities. The reason why Vanessa can win the case is that the lawyer Ruth is indispensable, so how much commission can she get?
As a famous barrister in the United States, Ruth's commission ratio is not low, sources revealed that Ruth's hourly fee is about 550-600 US dollars, and the lawsuit leaked by Kobe Bryant's photo lasted almost a year, that is to say, Ruth finally got a very exaggerated commission figure, some US media predicted that it was about 400,000 US dollars, it is worth mentioning that after winning the case, Ruth can also get the winning bonus, all added up, Vanessa has to pay 500,000 US dollars - 600,000 US dollars, It has to be said that lawyers are indeed a well-paid profession.