Vanessa Bryant Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Helicopter Company and Pilot Involved in Kobe Bryant's Accident

On the day of Kobe and Gianna Bryant's public memorial service at the Staples Center, Vanessa Bryant has reportedly just moved forward in a fight to secure rightful compensation in the wake of disaster.

Bryant has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the helicopter company that flew her husband and daughter on that fateful day, taking aim against their deceased pilot's credentials, as well as the impact of the day's weather conditions on the passengers' safety.

The suit alleges that Island Express, the company responsible, should have only been able to operate the aircraft under visual flight rules. On the morning of the crash, replete with fog and low visibility, the craft should never have been allowed to take flight by the company's decision-makers, the lawsuit continues.

Furthermore, Bryant alleges that the pilot, Ara George Zobayan, was traveling through the fog at 180 miles per hour, locked in a steep and unsafe descent. The suit also cites that Zobayan had been disciplined in 2015 for violating visual flight rule minimums, tripping similarly below respected and registered safety standards.

The suit also alleges the craft was unsafe, though it does not provide specifics relating to that matter.