Oh in my heart many of us knew this imo, what are the next steps? The Petito/Schmidt lawyer is great imo. I was confident he knew, it was specific imo. I don't know the laws about this, can one of our experts assist in easy plain language? I will read back, thanks all. Rest in peace Gabby, shame it has taken this long to get the truth jmo
Found Deceased WY - Gabby Petito, Grand Teton National Park #87
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can Brian's parents sue their former attorney Bertolino? Sorry I am only caught up to Nov 1. And I know posting before catching up is rude, sorry. And what do folks think is possible or probable? Will they sue or walk away?
Their attorney went into it cack handed from the beginning, yet the Laundrie's continued with his representation of them. Not smart. In hindsight, they would have been better off speaking themselves, but the lure of having an attorney speaking for you, the optics of it and so on , must have been tempting.None.
This is civil, meaning emotional or financial distress, emotional in this case.
Sum total of inflicted emotional distress is this statement the Laundries made through their attorney:
"This is understandably an extremely difficult time for both the Petito family and the Laundrie family. It is our understanding that a search has been organized for Miss Petito in or near Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. On behalf of the Laundrie family it is our hope that the search for Miss Petito is successful and that Miss Petito is re-united with her family. On the advice of counsel the Laundrie family is remaining in the background at this juncture and will have no further comment."
If the Laundries had remained silent, made no statements, then their lawsuit would have been dismissed on the grounds that they had the constitutional right to remain silent.
Very bad counsel from their attorney who is also being sued for the same reason. Rather than just representing the Laundries, as defense counsel does, he was actually complicit in causing the plaintiffs emotional distress.
Gabby Petito disappearance: Boyfriend 'refusing to tell Gabby's family where he last saw her'
Gabrielle Petito went missing during a road trip with her boyfriend. Over the weekend, her boyfriend and the van they were traveling in was found at his North Port family's home.www.fox13news.com
God alone knows what is Floridian for the meaning of 'gone'.. odd they never asked Bri what she had 'gone' in , since he had the van, they must have ridiculously thought she trekked out on foot from the high plains, Bri tootling off in Gabby's own van. This was such an awful hateful crime. And not just the murder.
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Thanks for that reminder, they looked so 'off'' way back then, I remember reeling back and being disturbed by their claims... but seeing it again and in the light of all that has been exposed, it merely underlines the wierdness , really.. That the bloke manages to rev up an actual giggle in the middle of it is beyond bizarre, and verging close to grotesque.
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I may have mentioned it before, but IMO, this lawsuit is really about clarifying what someone's legal obligation is to disclose information they have about a missing person.
If this case had not become so huge and attracted so much attention, it could have been months or years before Gabby's body was found and the Petitos found out what happened to their daughter, and I think they realize that and want to help make sure that others don't have to go through the same torture of knowing that someone else has information that could help but having no way to get that information. If the Laundries are held legally accountable for withholding the information they have, that will set a legal precedent for other future missing persons cases.
If this case had not become so huge and attracted so much attention, it could have been months or years before Gabby's body was found and the Petitos found out what happened to their daughter, and I think they realize that and want to help make sure that others don't have to go through the same torture of knowing that someone else has information that could help but having no way to get that information. If the Laundries are held legally accountable for withholding the information they have, that will set a legal precedent for other future missing persons cases.
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Interesting thought.
If this is the motivation for this civil lawsuit wouldn't Gabby's family be better off pushing for legislation to achieve this goal?
In my opinion a threat of prison time would work better than a possible monetary judgement that may be impossible to collect if the person is poor.
JMO.
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Video is 5 + minutes.
"We would consider a settlement."Here is my interview with Gabby Petito's parents attorney Pat Reilly -- discussing allegations Brian Laundrie's parents knew Gabby was "gone" almost two weeks before she was reported missing.
8:37 PM · Dec 4, 2023
"We would consider a settlement."Here is my interview with Gabby Petito's parents attorney Pat Reilly -- discussing allegations Brian Laundrie's parents knew Gabby was "gone" almost two weeks before she was reported missing.
8:37 PM · Dec 4, 2023
Bbm, I sure hope so. Similarly imo, a wise poster here who's name escapes me has also stated their belief with "no body" cases (obv not Gabby as she was finally recovered), for those convicted and in prison, they should never be released, after serviving their sentence, without first revealing the location of the body. I support that completely. For the Laundries and Bertolino I WISH prison time, monetary payment, and accessory to murder charges. And ETA abuse of a corpse, also noted above. Sickening. Just my wishes. And legislative changes. Kudos to Gabby's poor grieving family for everything they are working to do, and to their lawyer. And I also do believe the Laundries (not Cassie) together with Brian planned Brian's exit and suicide. JMO. Has more come out yet about the alleged money transfer to Brian from his parents?
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It's a starting point to bring accountability. They can still work towards changing Florida law after this.
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Can you appeal a civil judgement???
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yes.
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Why wait? They're putting time into "Gabby's Act" legislation.
<modsnip: not victim friendly> JMO.
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Accurately put and unarguable as a position. ... . It is also my belief that not only was the 'withholding information, crucial to the life and death of Gabby Petito a facet of this suit, but the actual DISinformation, along with the misinformation and withholding of information.
The lawyer, Bertolinno, on the Laundrie's instructions, one must suppose, also sent that outrageous message to Gabby's family....''''Three days after she was reported missing, Bertolino issued a statement on behalf of the Laundries reading: “It is our hope that the search for Miss Petito is successful and that Miss Petito is reunited with her family.”
This is psycopathic levels of disinformation, designed to pervert the course of justice, to interfere with the search for Gabby, to defer and deflect all connections to Brian in her dreadful and lonely death. ... I mean, people... they knew she was dead, the knew where she died, they knew who killed her, they probably knew why he killed her, they knew where she could be found...but in a carefully calculated manner, this message was their idea of communication about a missing daughter.
Held accountable should be the least of it, all things considered.
Communities can't really thrive if this level of 'spanners being jammed in the spokes' of the justice bicycle go on, unremarked and unheralded.
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There is no "legal obligation" for Laundrie's parents in Florida to disclose information about a missing person in Wyoming. They weren't present. Their only "information" was hearsay from their son. There is no proof Laundrie's parents knew for certain Gabby was dead or exactly where her body was located.
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You're right.
Even the recent news reports that say BL told his parents that Gabby was "gone" is vague and certainly not evidence that shows his parents knew she was dead and where her body was located. JMO.
Gabby's Act is about better training for law enforcement in understanding domestic violence. Why it needs to be legislated baffles me. It should be already part of LE training becausse answering those calls is also dangerous to LE.
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Florida domestic violence bill 'Gabby Petito Act' filed for 2024. What to know about SB 610
If passed by the Legislature during its session in early 2024, the Gabby Petito Act would take effect July 1.
www.tallahassee.com
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ITA. He was driving her van and using her credit cards. Both were good reasons to retain an attorney.
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