Naya Rivera’s Family Settles Wrongful Death Suit Nearly 2 Years After Death: ‘We Are Very Pleased’

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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.The Blast reports that Rivera’s estate and Ryan Dorsey — the father of the late actress’ son, Josey — filed the legal paperwork against the county and the United Water Conservation District and Parks and Recreation Management on behalf of the now 6-year-old.

Josey was 4 when Rivera drowned at Lake Piru during their mother-son outing in July 2020.“Through this settlement, Josey will receive just compensation for having to endure the drowning of his beloved mother at Lake Piru,” the Rivera family’s lawyer, Amjad M.

Khan, said in a statement on Monday, February 28. “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.”Khan added that the settlement is “subject to approval by the Ventura Superior Court on March 16.”Us Weekly previously confirmed that Rivera’s ex-husband’s complaint alleged that her death was preventable as the boat they rented wasn’t up to speed with U.S.

Coast Guard safety standards. The suit also referenced the lake’s “deadly history” as “more than two dozen people have drowned in Lake Piru since 1959.” Rivera’s “strong” swimming abilities and a lack of warnings 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” were also cited in the documents. (Ventura County officials subsequently claimed that Rivera “declined” a chance to wear a life vest.)Accord