Posts Tagged ‘famous people’

Pop Singer Brandy Settles Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Monday, November 16th, 2009

ubrayj02The final lawsuit relating to a 2006 car accident involving pop star Brandy has finally been settled in a Los Angeles court this week. The singer/actress caused the four car pile up on Sepulveda Boulevard when she rear-ended Awatef Aboudihaj while going 65 miles per hour. The crashed caused a domino effect, which resulted in three wrongful death lawsuits and one personal injury case.

This last lawsuit, involving compensation to Aboudihaj’s parents, is the final settlement the pop star will go through after the event. While the terms of this settlement are unknown, Orange County personal injury attorneys report that the final award given to Aboudihaj’s children came out to $300,000 each.

To learn more about the accident see the article in Vibe. Image Via ubrayj02 [Flickr]

Kobe Bryant And Wife Sued By Housekeeper

Monday, September 28th, 2009

gamerscoreA former maid of Kobe Bryant is suing the basketball star and his wife for wrongful termination, harassment and verbal abuse. According to the maid, Maria Jiminez, Kobe’s wife, Vanessa, “badgered, harassed and humiliated” her and refused to pay overtime or health insurance. Maria said she performed housekeeping services for the family for up to 12 hours a day, six days a week. After only two weeks on the job, she claims Vanessa began verbally abusing her by yelling, screaming and criticizing her in front of the family and their other employees.

When Jiminez was hired, she was offered a salary of $50,000 and health insurance benefits for herself and her family. But when she learned she needed to get surgery for an ovarian cyst, she discovered she had no medical coverage at all. According to court papers filed by her Orange County personal injury attorney, her medical expenses cost over $120,000.

A judge in Orange County threw out part of Jiminez’s lawsuit as he felt her “intentional infliction of emotional distress” accusations were already covered by her “wrongful termination” claims. But overall, the court is letting the suit move forward.

The Bryant family is counter suing the 48 year old maid, claiming she broke her contract and acted in bad faith.

For more information, read the article in KTLA. Image via Gamerscore [Flickr]