The wife of late basketball star Kobe Bryant identified as Vannesa Bryant has sued the company that provided helicopter service that led to the death of her husband Kobe and daughter Gianni Bryant.
The company now identified as Island Express Helicopters and Island Express Holding Corp. has been sued by Vannessa who is seeking general damages, economic damages and punitive damages.
She blamed the helicopter company for her loss and alleged that Island Express was only permitted to fly under visual flight conditions which means that on that day, the bird shouldn’t have been in the air.
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The lawsuit states:
“Defendant Island Express Helicopters’ breach of its duty and negligence caused the injuries and damages complained of herein and Plaintiffs’ deceased, Kobe Bryant, was killed as a direct result of the negligent conduct of Zobayan for which Defendant Island Express Helicopters is vicariously liable in all respects,”
According to a popular American entertainment portal, TMZ details the lawsuit as; the pilot was traveling at 180mph in a steep decline amid the fog.
It continued that Zobayan (Pilot) failed to monitor and assess the weather before take-off as well as failing to obtain weather data prior to the flight, aborting the flight upon learning of the cloudy conditions and again, failing to avoid “natural obstacles” in the flight path.
In all, Island Express embarked on unnecessary and needlessly risky means of transportation given the conditions. Damages are asked for in the suit for “pre-impact” terror, which regards the emotional distress Kobe and Gianna suffered as the helicopter crashed.
