Wrongful Death Lawsuit Settled in Kobe Bryant Helicopter Crash

The wrongful death lawsuit in connection to Kobe Bryant’s death has been settled. Vanessa Bryant and the other families have settled the suit against the company that owned and operated the helicopter that crashed last year in Southern California killing Kobe, their daughter Gianna and seven others. Attorneys for Bryant filed a joint notice of settlement yesterday in the U.S. District Court of Los Angeles. According to the filing “plaintiffs and defendants jointly report that they have agreed to settle their claims.” Terms of the settlement are confidential and require court approval.

On January 26th of last year, the victims were in a helicopter when it slammed into a cloud-obscured hillside in California. Earlier this year, the National Transportation Safety Board said that pilot Ara Zobayan ‘pushed the limits of bad weather flying rules, climbed into clouds, became disoriented about the helicopters position and made a descending left turn into hilly terrain.’ In a separate case, Vanessa Bryant is also suing the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and Sheriff Alex Villanueva on allegations that the deputies took and shared photos of the crash scene.