re: Vanessa Bryant files wrongful death suit against helicopter owner

Very normal. They will go after the insurance money . Standard operating procedure

I don’t get the connection between Kobe’s life insurance policy and the lawsuit.

The life insurer should pay the claim and then subrogate against the helicopter company.

Life insurance isn’t a liability policy, so it functions differently than an automobile policy.

Of course, there are probably other strategic reasons why she’s filing suit; someone mentioned in anticipation of Kobe’s estate being sued by the other victims, which makes sense.

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She is also suing the pilot's estate.

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The 27-count complaint, which also names Zobayan’s estate as a defendant, seeks compensatory and punitive damages. The amount isn’t specified.

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That’s to try to bust diversity jurisdiction and keep it in California state court.

Don’t like it. They have enough money, can’t blame the helicopter

Don’t need the cash. Just the court judgment to eliminate the risk of passengers families coming after Kobe money.

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She is also suing the pilot's estate

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and the judge will throw that out.

Step 1 in law suits, sue absolutely everything and everyone and let the judge sort it out.

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Judges don't just magically throw shite out. The pilot's family (estate) will incur legal fees and a lot of bullshite before this ever goes in front of a judge. There are no innocent bystanders in a lawsuit. Best case scenario is the pilot was heavily insured and the insurance company will pay the legal fees. Even then the family will have to deal with this shite while still grieving.