
The company maintains the incident was “an unavoidable accident and not proximately caused by any alleged act or omission on the part."īerge Zobayan, Ara's brother, also responded to Vanessa's wrongful death suit, saying the passengers were responsible for their fatal January 26 helicopter crash. Catch up quick: Vanessa Bryant sued Los Angeles County last September after learning that first responders to the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, their daughter Gigi, and seven others, took unauthorized photos of the scene. Island Express Helicopters has responded to Vanessa’s claims in the court documents obtained by "Entertainment Tonight" saying passengers “had actual knowledge of all of the circumstances, particular dangers, and an appreciation of the risks involved and the magnitude thereof, and proceeded to encounter a known risk, and voluntarily assume the risk of the accident, injury, and damages." Like Share And Subscribe for more UpdatesGiannabryant GiannaBody GiannaandKobegianna bryant ignored this tags,gianna bryant borngianna bryant hospitalgian. Graphic photos of Kobe Bryant and daughter, Gianna, 13, taken after helicopter crash were shown at bars AND a media awards gala by at least 28 police officers and 12 firefighters, Vanessa Bryant. The death of his daughter Gianna was also listed as an accident by the medical examiner.

Vanessa claimed claimed the pilot "had a duty to use that degree of care that an ordinarily careful and prudent pilot would use under the same or similar circumstances." Vanessa’s lawsuit also alleged that Island Express Helicopters had "advance knowledge of the unfitness" of Ara due to a previous violation in 2015. The crash killed all nine people on board, including Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter Gianna, known as Gigi, and the beloved college baseball coach John Altobelli and his wife Keri and their 13. "But we wake up each day, trying to keep pushing because Kobe, and our baby girl, Gigi, are shining on us to light the way."įollowing the crash, Vanessa filed a wrongful death suit against the estate of late pilot Ara Zobayan as well as Island Express Helicopters, the company that owned the helicopter.

"I'm not sure what our lives hold beyond today, and it's impossible to imagine life without them," Vanessa also wrote.
