“But with that unprecedented level of acclaim comes a lack of impartiality and objectivity by potential jurors about the merits under the law of the claims asserted in this lawsuit by the Bryant family.” “No other single individual in recent memory, sports figure or otherwise, has been considered by the people to be such a personification of their city of Los Angeles,” the motion said. “The court cannot throw darts at a map to try to identify a county that is both nearby and accessible to the parties and witnesses, but that does not suffer from the same exposure to Kobe Bryant because of his fame as a sports star.” County Superior Court Judge Virginia Kenny wrote in a five-page minute order filed Wednesday. “Defendant gives the court no basis for determining whether there is another ‘near’ or accessible court other than Orange County where Bryant might be less well known or admired,” L.A.
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The lawsuit by Vanessa Bryant over the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and eight others will remain in Los Angeles County after a judge rejected arguments by a defendant that a fair trial isn’t possible in the county because of the former Lakers star’s popularity.Īttorneys representing the estate of Ara Zobayan, the helicopter’s pilot who died in the accident, had moved to change the venue to Orange County, where Bryant resided for almost two decades, or another jurisdiction. A judge has rejected arguments to move a lawsuit over the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and eight others out of Los Angeles County.
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