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Berge Zobayan, a representative and family member of the pilot who flew the crashed helicopter and claimed his life, as well as that of Kobe and Gianna Bryant and six other passengers, filed a response with the Superior Court and blamed no one but NBA legend and passengers on that January flight due to the accident.
In response to Vanessa Bryant’s wrongful death lawsuit against the helicopter company, Berge said, according to documents obtained by People and filed in Los Angeles on May 8: “Any injury or damage to the plaintiffs and / or their decedent was caused directly, in whole or in part, by the negligence or fault of the plaintiffs and / or their decedent, including their voluntary encounter with the risks involved, and that this negligence was a substantial factor in causing their alleged damages, for which this defendant has no responsibility. “
According to ME! NewsBerge’s response is one of 13 defenses. Others include third party comparative failures and superior causes.
The lawsuit, which was filed in February, stated that the helicopter company and its employees, including the pilot, Ara George Zobayan, had a “duty to use that degree of care that an ordinarily careful and prudent pilot would use in the same circumstances or Similar. “.
“Defendant Island Express Helicopters authorized, directed and / or allowed a flight with full knowledge that the subject helicopter was flying in unsafe weather conditions,” the lawsuit said.
