Sixth Circuit Provides Mixed Ruling in Kobe Bryant Case Involving Fan

The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has provided a partial victory to Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant, who had been sued by the wife of a man who claimed her husband was assaulted by Bryant while sitting courtside at an NBA basketball game.   On one hand, the panel of judges affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment for Bryant on the fan’s claim that the basketball player intentionally inflicted emotional distress upon the plaintiff. But on the other hand, the appellate co