Four months after Naya Rivera’s tragic death, her ex-husband, Ryan Dorsey, filed a wrongful death lawsuit, per TMZ. Dorsey was filing on behalf of his and Rivera’s son, Josey, who was five at the time of the accident. Per the Los Angeles Times, Dorsey filed the paperwork against the United Water Conservation District and Ventura County’s Parks and Recreation Management. He claimed the boat did not have the necessary safety gear required by law, saying the boat was “not equipped with a safely accessible ladder, adequate rope, an anchor, a radio or any security mechanisms to prevent swimmers from being separated from their boats, nor any flotation or lifesaving devices.” Dorsey believes that if these supplies were on the boat, it could have prevented Rivera’s death. In addition, he alleges that the lake’s surrounding area had no caution signs regarding the aggressive water currents.
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The lawsuit lasted for an agonizing two years before it was settled in March 2022, per Page Six. The family’s attorney, Amjad M. Khan, shared the news about the settlement. He said, “Through this settlement, Josey will receive just compensation for having to endure the drowning of his beloved mother at Lake Piru.” Khan addressed that this could never make up for the loss of Rivera, but reassured that the money would help assist Josey with his future. Dorsey decided to keep his opinions about the settlement private and never directly spoke about how it was settled.
