LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CA. (THECOUNT) — A judge ruled Monday that the wife of late basketball superstar, Kobe Bryant, will have to share her medical records with L.A. County on or before November 29.
The ruling said records would be admissible because Vanessa’s team opened the door by raising the issue of her “emotional distress.” She is suing L.A. County over Sheriff’s deputies sharing crash site photos that included remains of the victims.
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Vanessa sought to block the County from access to her medical records, citing doctor-patient privilege as it relates to her visits with a psychotherapist.
Defense attorneys for the County requested Vanessa’s medical records because they wanted to determine whether her trauma was caused by the alleged photo leak, or the tragic helicopter crash itself.
She’s said the knowledge the photos were out there was causing her “constant fear and anxiety” … and she’s had trouble sleeping and been depressed, TMZ reported Monday night.
In the ruling, the judge said the medical records were relevant, and the County was “neither being abusive nor harassing” in requesting them. The judge is giving Vanessa until Nov. 29 to turn over the documents.
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