The two women suing LeBron James over an alleged car crash involving his son Bronny James have dismissed the NBA star from the court battle, Luxury Handbag Shopping can exclusively report.
According to court documents obtained by Us, April Lopez and Kiara McGillen informed the court of their decision on June 20.
Lopez and McGillen said their lawsuit against Bronny, 20, will continue, but all claims against LeBron, 40, are dismissed.
The dismissal came after Lopez and McGillen reached a deal with LeBron to drop him from the case over an accident on November 13, 2022, in Los Angeles.
Bronny was the driver of a 2022 Audi at the time of the collision. LeBron owned the Audi. The agreement notes that LeBron was not present at the time of the crash.
In the lawsuit, Lopez and McGillen accused Bronny of being negligent while driving on the day in question. In court documents, Lopez said she suffered injuries from the crash, including neck pain, back pain and headaches.
Lopez believed she was owed $234,58.22, while McGillen proposed $48,0007.80. Both women said they suffered pain, discomfort and physical disability due to the accident.
In addition, Lopez alleged that her car was damaged and required repairs. Both of the women said they lost out on wages due to being out of work.
In the suit, a lawyer for Lopez and McGillen argued LeBron and Bronny, and each of them, so negligently owned, controlled, repaired, entrusted, maintained and operated an automobile as to cause it to, and it did, become involved in an accident or collision, injuring and damaging [Lopez and McGillen] as herein after described.”
LeBron and Bronny denied all allegations of wrongdoing in the suit.
“[Lopez and McGillen] allege that the events, injuries, losses, and damages complained of in [Lopez and McGillen’s] complaint, if any there were, were unavoidable insofar as these answering defendants are concerned and occurred without any negligence, want of care, default or other breach of duty to plaintiffs on the part of said [LeBron and Bronny].”
LeBron and his son also argued that Lopez and McGillen were responsible for any alleged injuries. They said that the women did suffer any injuries, “such loss, damage or injury was proximately caused and contributed to by [Lopez and McGillen] in failing to conduct themselves in a manner ordinarily expected of a reasonably prudent person in the conduct of their affairs and person.”
The NBA star and his son asked the court to dismiss all claims against them and not award McGillen and Lopez anything from their complaint.
Back in October 2024, Lebron and Bronny, who play for the Lakers, became the first father-son duo to play together in the NBA. Bronny joined the Lakers after attending Sierra Canyon High School in Los Angeles.
Last month, LeBron and his family celebrated his younger son, Bryce, graduating from Sierra Canyon. The NBA star, his wife, Savannah James, Bronny, and their daughter, Zhuri James, were in attendance for the ceremony.
Bryce, 18, announced his plans to play college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats.
