Judge will rule on Petito-Laundrie family lawsuit in weeks

A Florida decide will determine in just a few weeks whether or not to dismiss the lawsuit filed by Gabby Petito’s mother and father towards Brian Laundrie’s mother and father.

Joseph Petito and Nichole Schmidt filed the swimsuit in March, claiming that Chris and Roberta Laundrie knew that Gabby was useless and knew the place her physique was however hid the data from authorities.

At Wednesday’s listening to, their legal professional targeted on an announcement from the Laundries and their lawyer, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune reported.

“On behalf of the Laundrie household it’s our hope that the seek for Miss Petito is profitable and that Miss Petito is reunited together with her household,” the assertion learn.

Within the swimsuit, the Petitos claimed that Brian Laundrie advised his mother and father he had killed Gabby within the days earlier than they launched that assertion.

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“With the total data on the a part of the Laundries that Gabby was not alive and that Gabby’s physique was positioned someplace out West…they make an announcement saying ‘We hope you discover her. We hope you’re reunited,’” Petito household legal professional Patrick Reilly stated Wednesday, in keeping with Tampa ABC affiliate WFTS.

“If that’s not outrageous your honor then I don’t know what’s outrageous.”

[ Parents of Gabby Petito say Laundrie family went on vacation despite knowing she was murdered: court docs ]

The Laundries have defended themselves by saying they’d no obligation underneath the regulation to talk with authorities.

“This lawsuit doesn’t change the truth that the Laundries had no obligation to talk to regulation enforcement or any third occasion together with the Petito household,” their legal professional Steve Bertolino stated after the lawsuit was filed. “This basic authorized precept renders the Petitos’ claims to be baseless underneath the regulation.”

Decide Hunter Carroll stated he’d rule on the Laundries’ movement to dismiss in just a few weeks.

Petito, 22, was discovered useless in September 2021 in Grand Teton Nationwide Park in Wyoming after disappearing on a cross nation journey with Laundrie, her 23-year-old fiancé.

Laundrie was discovered useless in October 2021 in a Florida nature protect not removed from his mother and father’ dwelling in North Port, about 60 miles south of Tampa. FBI investigators discovered Laundrie’s journal, the place they stated he admitted to killing Petito.