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LOS ANGELES – William Donatelli died with a cameraman in a February helicopter crash while making a movie for Discovery Communications, Donatelli’s family claims; click headline to see the defendants in Superior Court. Here are the defendants in the helicopter crash lawsuit: Orbic Air LLC; Van Nuys Copters LLC; Eyeworks USA LLC; Bongo Inc; Discovery Communications LLC; Discovery Talent Services LLC; The Estate of David Gene Gibbs; and Crossbow Inc. Survivors of the late cameraman Darren Rydstrom sued these defendants in May in the same court: Van Nuys Copters, LLC; Orbic Air, LLC; David Child; Cherif Amin; Crossbow Helicopters, Inc.; Estate of David G. Gibbs; Bongo LLC; Bongo, Inc.; JD Roth; and Todd Nelson.
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