The household of Naya Rivera has reached a settlement within the wrongful dying lawsuit they filed, greater than a 12 months after the “Glee” actor by chance drowned in Lake Piru throughout a boating journey along with her son.
On Monday, an lawyer representing Rivera’s property launched a press release asserting that “all events have entered into a world settlement, which is topic to approval by the Ventura County Superior Court docket on March 16.” The lawyer didn't disclose the phrases of the settlement.
In November 2020, the TV star’s ex-husband, Ryan Dorsey, filed a grievance accusing Ventura County, a ship rental firm and the United Water Conservation District — which oversees Lake Piru — of failing to correctly warn towards the hazards of swimming within the lake or present enough security gear on the pontoon boat Rivera rented.
Rivera and Dorsey’s then-4-year-old son, Josey Hollis Dorsey, was discovered alone on the boat shortly after his mom died at age 33. The performer was finest recognized for portraying formidable cheerleader Santana Lopez within the hit musical sequence “Glee.”
“By this settlement, Josey will obtain simply compensation for having to endure the drowning of his beloved mom at Lake Piru,” stated Amjad M. Khan, a lawyer representing Rivera’s property, in a press release supplied Wednesday to the Los Angeles Occasions.
“Although the tragic lack of Josey’s mom can by no means really be overcome, we're very happy that the financial settlement will considerably help Josey along with his life past this tragedy.”
In the lawsuit, Dorsey claimed the pontoon boat — which floated away from Rivera and her son earlier than she drowned — was not outfitted with floatation units or different lifesaving gear. The coroner’s report, nevertheless, concluded that an adult-sized life vest was on a bench seat behind the boat’s driving space. Rivera’s son was additionally carrying a life vest when he was discovered.
The grievance additionally alleged that the boat didn't have an anchor to maintain it in place, nor a ladder or rope to assist swimmers climb onto it. Moreover, water district officers and others allegedly didn't warn Rivera of the lake’s “lethal historical past” of drownings, based on court docket paperwork.
“Congratulations to our companion, [Khan], for securing this glorious and laborious fought outcome on behalf of Josey Dorsey, son of beloved actress Naya Rivera,” Khan’s legislation agency tweeted Monday in response to the settlement.
“After almost 2 years of litigation, grateful that our agency ... was in a position to convey this emotional matter to a detailed with a simply and significant outcome for Josey.”
The United Water Conservation District didn't instantly reply Wednesday to The Occasions’ request for remark. A consultant for Ventura County declined to remark.
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