The complaint held Island Express, the helicopter company, and Ara Zobayan responsible for the crash citing numerous counts of negligence.
Island Express had no comment Monday and a representative for the company previously told CNN it does not comment on ongoing litigation. Arthur Willner, an attorney for Berge Zobayan, told CNN the man is the pilot's brother and the lawyer had no further comment. CNN's request for comment to representatives for Vanessa Bryan were not immediately answered.
The response, filed Friday, also said Berge Zobayan denies every allegation in Vanessa Bryant's lawsuit. No trial date has been scheduled.In April, the families of crash victims Christina Mauser, as well as John Altobelli, his wife Keri and their daughter, Alyssa, 14,The lawyer representing both the Mauser and Altobelli families filed separate complaints for damages claiming Island Express Helicopters was negligent and careless.
The helicopter crashed into hilly terrain in foggy conditions January 26. It was transporting passengers to the Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks, California, for a youth basketball game when it went down in Calabasas.
If you choose to drive in vehicle with a drunk driver and you perish in an accident ... The onus is on the driver!
I believe they knew the risks and opted to fly however the pilot is ultimately responsible for the plane and passengers!
Yes, they were. His money in particular allowed him to challenge the nature. Nature sadly won the case.
lol first he gets away with rape and now they blame the passengers when it was his decision
Yup the morning of the flight Kobe was told that conditions wasn’t good to fly but they didn’t care and told the pilot to fly anyway
My guess is no one says no to Kobe Bryant. Celebrity’s expect yes people and threaten to replace someone who will do the job when they are told no. C
About what I'd expect from a bunch of africoons
Unreal !
They were ALL flying the chopper?
How are the passengers responsible? Ultimately its the pilot /company whatever that determines whether its safe to fly or not. If they were entranced by money then that's no ones fault but them..they could've chose safety over getting paid a lot
ya ya
You know what? I’m note even going to read it. I’ll just let it fester and try to figure out on my own.... what this fucketyfuckfuck headline is on about innit. We’re they flashing moons out the open windows? Jumping up and down? All piled into one side?