Kobe Bryant Helicopter Crash

Vanessa Bryant and other plaintiffs have reached a settlement agreement with Island Express Helicopters in the Jan. 26 helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and eight others.

The Los Angeles County Fire Department planned to terminate the employment of two firefighters and suspend a third for allegedly taking graphic photos of the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash scene and sharing them with their wives and girlfriends, according to court documents filed this week.

Lawyers for Los Angeles County have asked a judge to ‘throw out’ Vanessa Bryant’s emotional distress lawsuit — that claims sheriff’s deputies and firefighters photographed her husband and daughter’s remains at the scene of the helicopter crash near Calabasas and shared those images.

U.S. District Court Judge John F. Walter wrote in a 2 page denial of Los Angeles County’s request that the public has a vested interest in whether agencies that are responsible for investigating and adjudicating complaints of misconduct have acted properly and wisely.

Vanessa Bryant, the widow of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, publicly called for the LA County Sheriff’s Department to release the names of deputies who took or shared photos of Kobe Bryant, Gianna Bryant and seven other victims of a helicopter crash in Calabasas last January.

The NTSB has finalized the results of its investigation into the helicopter crash that took the lives of Kobe Bryant, Bryant’s daughter, and seven others.

Federal safety officials discuss the likely causes of the January 2020 helicopter crash that killed nine people, including Kobe Bryant.

Federal safety officials are to announce the long-awaited probable cause of the January 2020 helicopter crash that killed nine people, including NBA star Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna.

On Tuesday, federal safety officials are expected to announce the long-awaited probable cause of the crash that unleashed worldwide grief for the retired basketball star, launched several lawsuits and prompted state and federal legislation.

Kobe Bryant’s accomplishments on the basketball court during an illustrious 20-year career with the Lakers are the stuff of legend. But Bryant was dedicated to making a difference off the court, too.

It’s been nearly a year since Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, died in a helicopter crash, and his longtime friend Shaquille O’Neal can hardly believe that the time has passed so quickly.

Kobe Bryant’s widow, Vanessa, lashed out Thursday in response to a lawsuit filed against her by her mother demanding financial support and claiming the late Laker legend had vowed to take care of her financially for life.

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday approved legislation prompted by the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and eight other people that makes it a crime for first responders to take unauthorized photos of deceased people at the scene of an accident or crime.

The company that operated the helicopter that crashed in Calabasas in January, killing Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and eight others, is fighting back against lawsuits over the tragedy, filing a suit of its own contending air-traffic controllers are to blame for the crash.

Lawyers for the helicopter pilot being sued by Kobe Bryant’s widow asked that her lawsuit be moved out of Los Angeles, claiming the defense can’t get a fair trial in the Lakers’ backyard.

Federal investigators say the pilot of the helicopter that crashed in thick fog, killing Kobe Bryant and seven other passengers, reported he was climbing when he actually was descending

The brother of the pilot who was at the helm in the helicopter crash in January that killed Kobe Bryant and seven other passengers, including Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter Gianna, claimed in court documents filed Monday that the pilot shouldn’t be held responsible for the incident. The pilot, Ara George Zobayan, was also also killed in the Jan. 26 crash in...

Gianna Bryant, the daughter of legendary basketball player Kobe Bryant would have celebrated her 14th birthday on May 1.

LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said he ordered eight deputies to delete graphic photos of the helicopter crash that took the lives of Kobe Bryant, Bryant’s daughter and seven others to avoid the risk of the photos being shared and possibly becoming public.

Vanessa Bryant, widow of NBA legend Kobe Bryant, responded through her attorney to reports that photos were taken and shared by officials from the Lost Hills Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and Los Angeles County Fire Department of the helicopter crash that killed her husband.