Vanessa Bryant speaks during a celebration of life for her husband Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna on Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, in Los Angeles. (Photo: AP/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
(Bloomberg) — Kobe Bryant's widow sued the owner of the helicopter that crashed in California last month, killing the retired basketball legend, their 13-year-old daughter and seven others.
Vanessa Bryant is seeking compensatory and punitive damages from Island Express Helicopter Inc. for negligence, according to a complaint submitted Monday in California Superior Court in Los Angeles. The lawsuit has yet to be processed and accepted by the court.
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