Parkland school district liability cap News

Judge Says Lawsuit vs. Parkland School Deputy Can Go to Trial

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A lawsuit filed by families of the 17 people killed and other victims of the Parkland, Florida, school massacre against a former sheriff’s deputy who failed to intervene can go forward, a judge ruled, rejecting …

Parkland Deputy’s Legal Team Says He had No Duty to Confront Gunman

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A former Florida sheriff`s deputy is claiming he had no legal duty to confront the gunman who murdered 17 people and wounded 17 others at Parkland`s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School nearly six years ago, …

Florida School District Drops Request for Parkland Parents’ Social Media Posts

A Florida school district abruptly dropped its request Thursday that the families of students and staff slain in a 2018 high school massacre be required to turn over their social media posts from that period as it tries to defend …

Parents in Florida School Shooting Lawsuit Asked to Prove Mental Anguish

Parents who sued a school district after their children died in a mass shooting at a Florida high school are being asked to turn over their psychiatric records to prove they have suffered mental anguish. The Broward County school district’s …

Florida Supreme Court Caps High School Shooting Liability at $300K

The Florida Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a school district can’t be forced to pay more than $300,000 total to the victims or their families in the Parkland high school massacre that left 17 people dead and another 17 wounded. …