Vanessa Bryant stands against decision to move Kobe Bryant's case to Orange County

lawsuit filed by Vanessa Bryant against Island Express Helicopters and estate for pilot Ara Zobayan could be moved to a city or than Los Angeles. pilot's bror, Berge Zobayan, had requested a change in venue for case as LA authorities could favour late Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. According to recent reports, Vanessa Bryant has requested venue remain unchanged, claiming that Bryant's legacy extends beyond LA and Lakers. 

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Vanessa Bryant against court venue change for case against Island Express Helicopters

In June, family of Kobe Bryant's pilot wanted case to be moved from LA to Orange County, as y did t think a fair trial would be possible in a city where Bryant played for 20 years. However, TMZ Sports reported that Vanessa consciously chose LA as venue as that is where crash happened on January 26. She furr added that her family has resided in Orange County for around 20 years, and her late husband has received love from around world.

As per fresh court documents obtained by TMZ Sports, Bryant's attorney states that " Defendant fails to ackwledge extent to which Kobe Bryant’s legacy penetrates American culture." y furr explained that county line defines his celebrity status and "public esteem for Kobe Bryant is a fact of American life." As per a previous TMZ report, Zobayan's family had argued that case would start with "two strikes" against pilot due to  "extreme level of popularity of plaintiff with jury pool."

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Vanessa Bryant has been constantly speaking about Kobe Bryant and ir 13-year-old daughter Gianna after ir death, carrying on ir legacy. A month after ir death, Vanessa filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Island Express Helicopters. lawsuit seeks 'general, ecomic and punitive dams' and accuses company of negligence, which subsequently caused Bryant and Gianna's death. documents furr accuse Ara Zobayan of 'negligent conduct', for which  helicopter company is ‘vicariously liable’.

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Vanessa also recently added new documents to existing lawsuit which claim that 38-year-old and her family have lost a lot of money due to Bryant's untimely death. As per documents acquired by E! News, Vanessa is seeking "ecomic dams, n-ecomic dams, prejudgment interest, punitive dams, and or relief as Court deems just and proper". document, which is reportedly 72 ps long, does t specify an amount but states that "'Kobe Bryant's future lost earnings equals hundreds of millions of dollars". 

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(Im source: AP)