Kobe Bryant’s widow takes legal action against helicopter owner

The widow of basketball legend Kobe Bryant is taking legal action against the owner of the helicopter that crashed last month.

Vanessa Bryant says the pilot was negligent for flying in such poor weather.

Vanessa said Island Express helicopters and the pilot Ara George Zobanyan had a duty to use that degree of care that an ordinarily careful and prudent pilot would use under the same or similar circumstances

She also said Zobayan who died in the crash did not assess weather data before taking off

The complainant said the company authorised the flight with full knowledge that the subject helicopter was flying into unsafe weather conditions.