Berge Zobayan, the brother of the late pilot Ara Zobayan, made the claim in a court filing after Vanessa Bryant sued the pilot's estate and the charter company that owned the helicopter, Island Express, in February. In the lawsuit, Bryant’s widow accused Zobayan of negligence and failing “to use ordinary care in piloting the subject aircraft,” the Los Angeles Times and others reported. Ara Zobayan was the longtime pilot for Kobe Bryant. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMIsland Express hasn’t filed an answer to Vanessa Bryant’s claims. John, Keri and Alyssa Altobelli, Payton and Sarah Chester, and Christina Mauser also were killed in the crash in Calabasas, Calif.

Source: Fox News May 12, 2020 00:56 UTC