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A "preemptive, speculative lawsuit about what ‘may’ or ‘could’ happen" fails as a matter of law, since there's no standing to sue for "hypothetical harm," the county contends.

A "preemptive, speculative lawsuit about what ‘may’ or ‘could’ happen" fails as a matter of law, since there's no standing to sue for "hypothetical harm," the county contends.

Attorneys for Los Angeles County argued in a court filing today that Vanessa Bryant's claim of emotional distress caused by the alleged sharing of photos taken at the scene of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, her daughter and seven others is based on ``hypothetical harm.''

A "preemptive, speculative lawsuit about what ‘may’ or ‘could’ happen" fails as a matter of law, since there's no standing to sue for "hypothetical harm," the county contends.

Vanessa Bryant filed a lawsuit against Los Angeles County in the wake of the untimely deaths of her husband and daughter last year.

Attorneys for Los Angeles County argued in a court filing today that Vanessa Bryant's claim of emotional distress caused by the alleged sharing of photos taken at the scene of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, the couple's 13-year-old daughter and seven others is based on ``hypothetical harm'' since the images were never publicly circulated.

A "preemptive, speculative lawsuit about what ‘may’ or ‘could’ happen" fails as a matter of law, since there's no standing to sue for "hypothetical harm," the county contends.

Vanessa Bryant's therapy records are central to LA County defending against her lawsuit over the distribution of crash site photos, attorneys argue.

Attorneys for Los Angeles County are asking that a federal judge order the production of Vanessa Bryant's therapy records.

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors today approved a $2.5 million settlement for two families suing over the unauthorized sharing of photos of the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash, in which their loved ones also were killed.