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Vanessa Bryant, Families of Crash Victims Agree to Settle Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Vanessa Bryant agreed to settle the wrongful death lawsuit she filed against the companies that owned and operated the helicopter and the estate of the late helicopter pilot.

She accused them of negligence and causing the death of husband Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna.

Three other families who lost loved ones in the crash that killed nine also joined the lawsuit, and are part of the settlement against Island Express Helicopters, Island Express Holding Corp., and the estate of Ara Zobayan, the pilot who also died in the crash.

The settlement they reached is confidential, according to a court document filed Tuesday in federal court in Los Angeles, and it still needs to be approved by the court.