Naya Rivera‘s family is settling a wrongful death lawsuit over the “Glee” actress’ accidental drowning. According to online court records obtained by E! News, a settlement was filed on Feb. 24. A hearing is scheduled for March 16, where matters of the settlement will be heard in front of a judge, who needs to officially sign off. In a statement…
Attorneys for Parks and Recreation Management and Ventura County declined to comment on the settlement. E! News has also reached out to lawyers for the United Water Conservation District and has not heard back.against the County of Ventura, United Water Conservation District and Parks and Recreation Management.
Through his father and legal guardian Ryan Dorsey, Josey asserted two causes of action in the lawsuit: wrongful death and negligent infliction of emotional distress. In regard to the first cause of action, court documents obtained by E! News claimed,"Josey has suffered substantial economic and noneconomic damages as a result of Naya's death." As for the second cause of action in the lawsuit, the documents alleged Josey suffered"serious emotional distress" as a result of being at the scene where his mother drowned.
According to court documents, the plaintiffs alleged the drowning was"utterly preventable" and claimed the"Defendants' negligence was a substantial factor in causing Naya's death by drowning." "Given Naya's exceptional physical fitness, relative youth, strong swimming skills, and powerful love for Josey, she surely struggled mightly to make it back to the boat and succumbed to exhaustion over at least a few minutes," the paperwork stated at one point.
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