Attornies for the estate of Ara Zobayan, the pilot who was flying the helicopter which crashed in January, killing everyone on board, including Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna, say the civil case against their client should not be held in Los Angeles, as they would not be able to receive an "impartial" jury.
According to records obtained by The U.S. Sun, Vanessa Bryant is seeking “hundreds of millions” from the helicopter company - for loss of future earnings from her husband, 41, and her daughter Gianna, 13.
“Defendant Zobayan intends to file a motion to transfer venue to a county outside Los Angeles County on the grounds that an impartial jury cannot be empaneled in Los Angeles Superior Court in this matter," according to court records.
Vanessa, who is worth $600 million alleges that the helicopter company, Island Express Helicopters, was negligent and that Zobayan did not use “ordinary care in piloting the subject aircraft," which was flying through low fog at 180 miles per hour just minutes before the fatal crash.
The families of four other victims who died in the crash have also filed wrongful death suits against the helicopter company.