Attorneys for LeBron James and Bronny James answered a civil lawsuit filed four months ago alleging the two were involved in an automobile accident in 2022 that left two women injured and without a working vehicle, denying “each and every allegation,” per court documents obtained by USA TODAY Sports.
The incident allegedly occurred on Nov. 13, 2022, and the civil complaint was filed on Oct. 23, 2024.
In the original complaint, attorney Jeffrey R. Billings for plaintiffs Kiara Rae McGillen and April Almanza Lopez claim they were in a collision involving Los Angeles Lakers LeBron and Bronny James and “plaintiffs sustained personal injuries which caused and will continue to cause pain, discomfort and physical disability to plaintiffs.”
The automobile accident was alleged to have taken place in Littlerock, California, about an hour’s drive northeast of Los Angeles.
Neither the Palmdale Sherriff’s Station nor the California Highway Patrol have reports filed on the alleged crash, according to ESPN. The Palmdale Sheriff’s Station serves the town of Littlerock.
Attorneys Sonali Olson and Nicole R. Fassonaki said their clients “deny each and every allegation contained in the complaint and further deny that plaintiffs have been damaged in the sum or sums alleged, or any other sum or sums, or at all.”
The suit also claims the vehicle of Lopez “was damaged and depreciated so that repairs were necessary” and she “lost the use of said automobile.” The suit also claims each…