‘Glee’ star Naya Rivera’s family settles wrongful death lawsuit

A wrongful death lawsuit filed by Glee actress Naya Rivera’s former husband, Ryan Dorsey, on behalf of their son and her estate has been settled.

Naya Rivera’s family against Ventura County, California, following the tragic drowning of the actress at age 33.The lawsuit was filed in November 2020 by Rivera’s ex-husband Ryan Dorsey, on behalf of their 6-year-old son Josey, alleging that the actress’ death was preventable, as her boat did not comply with US Coast Guard safety standards.Describing that the boat “was not equipped with a safely accessible ladder, adequate rope, an anchor, a radio or any security mechanisms to prevent swimmers from being separated from their boats.”Now their family attorney, Amjad M. Khan has declared that “all parties have entered into a global settlement.”“Through this settlement, Josey will receive just compensation for having to endure the drowning of his beloved mother at Lake Piru,” Attorney Khan stated, explaining that while “the tragic loss of Josey’s mother can never truly be overcome, we are very pleased that the monetary settlement will significantly assist Josey with his life beyond this tragedy.”It was also reported that court documents referenced Lake Piru’s “deadly history,” claiming that there was not “a single sign anywhere” that warned about “the lake’s strong currents, low visibility, high winds, changing water depths, underwater caves, ledges and drop offs, or the trees, brush and other debris that congest its waters due to the vastly changing water levels and winds.”The ‘Glee’ star was confirmed dead on July 13, 2020, after an unsuccessful search-and-rescue operation was conducted, later changing into a recovery mission following an extensive search.

drowning death of Naya Rivera has settled. In November 2020, the "Glee" star's ex-husband, Ryan Dorsey, filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of their 6-year-old son, Josey, who was with his mother when she drowned in California's Lake Piru in July 2020. In the lawsuit against Ventura County's United Water Conservation District and Parks and Recreation Management, Ryan alleged that his ex's death was preventable and that her pontoon boat did not comply with US Coast Guard safety standards.Attorney Amjad M.

Some justice is finally being served.

Glee" star Naya Rivera's family reached a settlement in their wrongful death lawsuit filed against various departments in California. An attorney for Rivera's estate confirmed the news to Fox News Digital in a statement Tuesday.

Nearly two years after the tragic death of Naya Rivera, the Glee alum’s family has settled a wrongful death lawsuit filed against Ventura County.

Naya Rivera‘s family has privately settled a wrongful death lawsuit that was filed against Ventura County, where she tragically drowned in July 2020.

The wrongful death lawsuit filed by Naya Rivera’s family has been privately settled more than a year after it was first filed.

Naya Rivera's family has been privately settled more than a year after it was first filed.Ryan Dorsey first filed the lawsuit — on behalf of his and Rivera's 6-year-old son, Josey — in November 2020, against the Ventura County, California, United Water Conservation District and Ventura County’s Parks and Recreation Management for «wrongful death and negligent infliction of emotional distress.»Attorney Amjad M. Khan, who represents Josey and Rivera's estate, released a statement to ET on Monday, sharing, «In Josey Hollis Dorsey and the Estate of Naya Rivera’s litigation relating to the drowning death of Naya Rivera on July 8, 2020, all parties have entered into a global settlement, which is subject to approval by the Ventura Superior Court on March 16.»«Through this settlement, Josey will receive just compensation for having to endure the drowning of his beloved mother at Lake Piru,» the statement continued. «Though the tragic loss of Josey’s mother can never truly be overcome, we are very pleased that the monetary settlement will significantly assist Josey with his life beyond this tragedy.»On July 8, Rivera went missing in Lake Piru, located in the Los Padres National Forest in Ventura County, California, for several days.

NBC reported. The court still has to sign off on the matter.The medical group was involved with a heart surgery that the "Titanic" star underwent less than two weeks before he died suddenly on Feb.

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Alec Baldwin reflected on the Buddha's teachings of living a truthful life on Thursday, just hours after his role in the "Rust" shooting was called into question once again. The 63-year-old actor took to his social media accounts on Thursday to share a reflective post which included a quote from the Buddha. He did not share the origin of the quote.

It's "a waiting game" when it comes to whether or not Alec Baldwin will see the inside of a courtroom regarding the wrongful death lawsuit he is now facing, according to legal experts. Baldwin, 63, and others were named in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by cinematographer Halyna Hutchins' family Tuesday. Hutchins died on the set of "Rust" on Oct.

Alec Baldwin took to Instagram on Tuesday to share a video message to his 2.4 million followers that read "EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT." The former "30 Rock" star tagged Parrish Art Museum located in Watermill, New York.  The social media post comes amid a new wrongful death lawsuit that has been levied against him and others associated with the filming of the movie "Rust" as an investigation into the death of the film’s cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, continues. Baldwin and numerous co-defendants are named in the suit, including armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed and assistant director David Halls, as well as production companies and producers, who are accused of flouting industry-standard firearm safety guidelines.

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Alec Baldwin's lawyers released a statement just hours after Halyna Hutchins' estate filed a wrongful death lawsuit against him and the producers of, calling the «reckless» claims against them as «entirely false.»In a statement to ET, lawyers for Baldwin and the producers named in the lawsuit say Baldwin, Hutchins «and the rest of the crew relied on the statement by the two professionals responsible for checking the gun that it was a 'cold gun' — meaning there is no possibility of a discharge, blank or otherwise.»The lawyers say the protocol «has worked on thousands of films, with millions of discharges, as there has never before been an incident on a set where an actual bullet harmed anyone.» The statement went on to say that «actors should be able to rely on armorers and prop department professionals, as well as assistant directors, rather than deciding on their own when a gun is safe to us.»«Any claim that Alec was reckless is entirely false,» the statement also said.In legal documents, obtained by ET, the Hutchins estate claims in the wrongful death suit that the «defendants had the power to prevent her death if they had only held sacrosanct their duty to protect the safety of every individual on a set where firearms were present instead of cutting corners on safety procedures where human lives were at stake, rushing to stay on schedule and ignoring numerous complaints of safety violations.»Some of the cost-cutting measures the estate claims Baldwin and production undertook included «hiring inexperienced and unqualified armorers or weapons masters, requiring the film’s armorer to split time as assistant props master, establishing and aggressively adhering to unreasonably rushed production schedules, and hiring

Taking action. The family of Halyna Hutchins, who died in the shooting on the set of Rust, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Alec Baldwin and other individuals involved in the movie’s production.