The fitness center previously often called Mamba Sports activities Academy is suing the corporate that owned the doomed helicopter within the Kobe Bryant crash … claiming the copter co. ought to be pressured to pay over $100K in prices associated to the demise of one of many passengers on board.
It is all spelled out in new court docket paperwork, obtained by TMZ Sports activities, during which an insurance coverage firm and the fitness center now often called Sports activities Academy are suing Island Specific.
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Within the docs, the Academy and the insurance coverage co. declare that as a result of Christina Mauser — a ladies basketball coach — was employed by the fitness center on the time of her demise within the crash … they paid “demise advantages and burial bills” to her household that exceeded $127,000.
Within the docs, the plaintiffs argue that Island Specific ought to be on the hook for that invoice … claiming the crash and Mauser’s subsequent demise have been the results of the helicopter firm’s negligence.
The plaintiffs are asking for a reimbursement of the quantities already paid plus any extra employees’ comp funds which will come due sooner or later.
As we beforehand reported, Mauser and eight others — together with Kobe and Gigi Bryant — died within the helicopter crash in January 2020.
After a prolonged investigation, NTSB officers concluded that the crash probably occurred because of a multitude of causes, together with, “Island Specific Helicopter Inc.’s insufficient overview and oversight of its security administration processes.”
Mauser was 38 years outdated.