Yeah when the moment the news broke that they had special approval to be flying, when all other choppers were grounded, this was inevitable
Was the pilot the one who granted them permission to fly in the fog? That seems odd that he could grant himself permission.
Yea and they don't even know who the pilot's estate is represented by, they list the person as Doe 1. And no way the pilot's family has anywhere near enough money to make an impact on Bryant's family. Seems like this could lead to his family being ruined financially. Probably have to wait on more details to come out.
That and the other families are probably more in need of assistance. The timing (both on the day of the memorial and so fucking soon make it look like they want first dibs) is really shitty. Maybe live on the $600 million and allow the other families to pursue their claims.
Maybe she's allowed some greedy lawyers to walk over her in her time of grief. But yea, the whole timing of it just seems off.
I'm not going to get into who said what, and what I did or didn't like, because it's not some PR contest. That being said, I was alittle taken aback and how moving MJ was.. The crying meme comment was amazing..
Obviously I don't know Vanessa Bryant for shit, and I'm not going to speak to what her agenda is by suing.. I will say if I was her, whatever settlement I got from the lawsuit, would be equally dispersed to all the other families on the flight.. I think I would be a super fan of her for life if she did that.. Just my opinion..
Yea this is a good point. But I still don't understand adding the pilot's estate to the lawsuit. Just don't see what they can add to it.
...he killed her husband, daughter and 6 family friends I’m surprised the pilot hasn’t gotten more hatred publicly.
And what does his family/estate have to do with it? Hate on the pilot all you want, it seems off to bring his family into a lawsuit about the crash. Its not like they have any information that is going to help deal with it or any money that's going to make an impact. We will just have to see what comes out for the reason they are being named as well.
personal injury firms are all contingency based. there is no plaintiff's firm on earth that would turn down a wrongful death case like this.
her lawsuit is way more valuable than all of the others because of kobe's ridiculous earning capacity relative to everyone else on the helicopter. Id imagine policy limits settlements will be coming from everyone involved trying to get the hell out of dodge before the bad publicity hits.
I would imagine Kobe's estate has more substantial motivations than collecting on a judgement against the pilot, (e.g., insulating Kobe's estate from liability claims) but the fact that the family doesn't have information (personally) is meaningless. Discovery is a beautiful thing.
I’d stop attempting to talk about the motivation of a woman who just lost her baby girl and her husband. It makes you look like a huge douche. Let her grieve the way she needs. JFC
I havent said shit about her so you can stop with the judgemental ass schtick. I simply questioned why the pilot's estate is being named. And I'm far from the only person that questioned the timing of it.
I mean in this post you literally say you’re questioning her motivation for including the pilots estate. JFC. Just fucking stop. You don’t know what her pain, anger, grief is and how she is dealing with those very real emotions almost none of us understand. Everyone questioning that is being a fucking douche. There is that better? I am not singling any one person out.
When my dad passed away (it was sudden too), my mom could barely function during the 2 months following it, the funeral arrangements and litigation with the hospital were all handled by friends of the family as well as some family (my dad's older brother, my mom's older brother) that flew in from China. Having lost not only her husband, but a daughter as well, I have no idea how Vanessa was even able to compose herself to give a 20 minute speech, you think she's out there dictating terms in the lawsuit about "Lets include the pilot and his estate too" or deciding "Hey today is the public memorial, lets drop the news NOW that we're filing a lawsuit"? Get the fuck out of here.
This - she has no involvement. She just lost her husband and daughter - I was surprised she spoke today. And realistically, let's be honest - it's Kobe's personal/corporate legal counsel that would be working on any current litigation. I doubt she even has a say in the matter depending on the absurd amount of contracts that I'm sure are already involved with his estate/will.
I'm not a plaintiff's lawyer per se but I have sued some people from time to time. In these types of cases, some of the wrongful death and 'survivor' actions have short statute of limitations, like 6 months or so for a survivor claim. Perhaps this is why the suit has been filed already. In addition, including the pilot's estate is common practice and most times is necessary for the negligence actions.
I didn't wake up this morning thinking I'd give a to Scott Boras but here we are. (CNN)Alexis Altobelli, who lost her parents and sister in the crash that killed Kobe Bryant, will get an internship at a top sports agency, per the Lakers legend's wishes, the agency's namesake told CNN on Wednesday. Superagent Scott Boras is slated to meet with the 16-year-old Friday, he said. "We are going to create a community for her. We are going to take her to games, show her how our company, with 135 employees and all of its departments, works," he said. Vanessa Bryant breaks hearts at ceremony Last month, as the doomed helicopter made its way to Bryant's Newbury Park sports academy, the 41-year-old superstar was texting Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka about an internship for Lexi, Pelinka told a crowd gathered Monday at Staples Center for Bryant's memorial ceremony. Pelinka was Bryant's friend and former agent, and godfather to his daughter, Gianna, who died along with her dad and seven others in the January 26 crash in Calabasas. The Lakers executive was at church, he said, when Bryant reached out from the chopper to ask if he knew a certain Southern California sports agent, who turned out to Boras. Bryant wanted to vouch for Lexi's character and intellect, and Pelinka told him that he'd seen Boras at a recent Lakers game and would put a plan in motion. "A handful of minutes later, Kobe and Gianna and seven other beautiful souls ascended into heaven," Pelinka said, explaining the texts were exchanged just minutes before the Sikorsky S-76 carrying Bryant and the others crashed into the Santa Monica Mountains. "Kobe lived to make other people's lives better all the way up until his final text," he said. Boras met Lexi once at one of her father's games, he told CNN. John Altobelli was the baseball coach at Orange Coast College. He and his wife, Keri, and their daughter, Alyssa, were among the seven people who died with Bryant and his daughter. Bryant lived in the same neighborhood as Boras and attended the same Newport Beach church, but the two never talked business with each other, he said. The first he heard of Bryant's interest in getting Lexi an internship was when Pelinka called him in the days after the fatal helicopter crash. Boras subsequently reached out to Lexi's big brother, J.J., who is a scout for the Boston Red Sox, and said, "Look, let us know how we can help," he recalled. Though nothing can replace Keri, Boras Corp. employs many women who can lend motherly roles in Lexi's young life, the agent said. "I've got women in their 20s, 30s, 40s who are going to help Lexi with everything in her life, including college applications, college choices," he said. "We are going to enrich her and make sure she's prepared to graduate from school, college and be prepared to enter the job market." Forbes describes the Newport Beach-based Boras Corp. as one of the top sports agencies in the world (and No. 1 among agencies representing solely baseball players). It manages almost $2.4 billion in contracts and counts stars such as Bryce Harper, Stephen Strasburg and Max Scherzer among its clientele, Forbes reports.