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Vanessa Bryant is suing a helicopter company following the deaths of her husband Kobe Bryant and their 13-year-old daughter Gianna.

A wrongful death lawsuit was filed against Island Express Helicopters after the company’s pilot Ara Zobayan flew a helicopter that crashed and killed all passengers on board, as well as the pilot.

People obtained the court documents and it does not specify the amount of damages being sought by the Bryant family, but it was estimated that the family has lost “hundreds of millions” in future earnings because of the loss of Kobe.

“As a result of Kobe Bryant‘s and GB‘s deaths, Vanessa Bryant seeks economic damages, non-economic damages, prejudgment interest, punitive damages, and other relief as the Court deems just and proper,” the documents say.

Last week, Vanessa celebrated what would have been Gianna‘s eighth grade graduation.

Vanessa Bryant is celebrating an emotional milestone.

The 38-year-old wife of Kobe Bryant, who tragically died in a helicopter crash alongside their daughter Gianna, posted a special message for Gianna on Friday (June 5).

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“Congratulations on your 8th grade graduation Gigi. I love you forever and always. I’m so proud of you. ❤️, Mommy #classof2020,” she captioned a photo of Gigi‘s name surrounded by flowers.

Days before, Vanessa spoke out on behalf of her late husband, posting a photo of the basketball star wearing an “I Can’t Breathe” shirt amid global protests denouncing systemic racism and police brutality. See what she wrote…

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Vanessa Bryant is speaking out on behalf of her late husband.

The 38-year-old wife of the Kobe Bryant posted a photo of the basketball star wearing an “I Can’t Breathe” shirt on Sunday (May 31) amid Black Lives Matter protests across the nation after the murder of George Floyd.

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“My husband wore this shirt years ago and yet here we are again.💔#ICANTBREATHE (repost/photo credit unknown) plz tag 📷 Life is so fragile. Life is so unpredictable. Life is too short. Let’s share and embrace the beautiful qualities and similarities we all share as people. Drive out hate. Teach respect and love for all at home and school. Spread LOVE. Fight for change- register to VOTE. Do not use innocent lives lost as an excuse to loot. BE AN EXAMPLE OF THE CHANGE WE WANT TO SEE. #BLACKLIVESMATTER ❤️,” she captioned the post.

She recently shared the heartfelt dedication from Kobe in his book…

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Vanessa Bryant is sharing sweet memories.

The 38-year-old wife of late Kobe Bryant shared a photo of herself giving her 10-month-old daughter Capri a kiss, as well as the heartfelt dedication in Kobe‘s latest book on Instagram on Sunday (May 17).

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“I love you Koko Bean 😘❤️,” Vanessa captioned the adorable mother-daughter picture.

She also shared Kobe‘s book, Epoca the Tree of Ecrof: Island of the Gods, which included an emotional dedication to Vanessa.

“For Vanessa. Thank you for always being the realist to my Dreamer,” he wrote.

“Always learning from the best. ❤️My Boo-Boo, my Dreamer,” Vanessa captioned the picture.

Vanessa is currently involved in a legal battle with the company that owned the helicopter Kobe and daughter Gianna were in that fatally crashed in January.

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Island Express, the company that owned the helicopter that crashed carrying Kobe Bryant, his then 13-year-old daughter Gianna, and 7 other passengers, killing them all, has released a statement about the crash via court papers.

Kobe‘s wife and Gianna‘s mom Vanessa Bryant filed a lawsuit against the company and the pilot, citing “negligence by the pilot and the aircraft’s operating company” as the reason for the crash, as the conditions were not ideal to fly that day.

The company just responded to Vanessa‘a papers, and they are saying (via TMZ), “Kobe Bryant and GB [Gigi] 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 assumed the risk of the accident, injury … thereby barring or reducing [Vanessa's] claim for damages.”

The company also called the crash an “act of God” and it was the result “of an unavoidable accident.” The pilot was reportedly going 180 mph when the helicopter crashed.

The company also added that flying is “inherently dangerous.” They did not explain how a 13-year-old minor would be able to assess the risk.

A representative of the pilot of the helicopter that crashed also responded to the lawsuit and you have to see that statement.

https://www.justjared.com/2020/05/11/kobe-bryants-helicopter-crash-late-pilots-rep-blames-passengers-for-tragic-accident/