A representative of the pilot flying the helicopter in the Kobe Bryant crash claims the passengers on board were responsible for the fatal crash.

Ara George Zobayan was going 184 miles per hour in blinding fog when he crashed into a hill.

"Any injuries or damages to plaintiffs and/or their decedent were directly caused in full or in part by the negligence or fault of plaintiffs and/or their decedent, including their knowing and voluntary encounter with the risks involved, and that this negligence was a substantial factor in causing their purported damages, for which this answering defendant bears no responsibility," wrote Berge Zobayan.

Vanessa Bryant filed a wrongful death claim in February that named Zobayan and Island Express as defendants.