Pulse nightclub News

Appellate Court Drops Victim Suit Against Florida Nightclub Shooter’s Employer

A Florida appellate court upheld a lower court’s ruling that a security firm employing the gunman responsible for a gay nightclub shooting can’t be held liable for failing to investigate complaints against the shooter, giving him firearm training and allowing …

Judge Says Security Company Not Liable in Orlando’s Pulse Nightclub Shooting

A judge has ruled that the security company that provided firearms training to the man who killed 49 people in an Orlando nightclub can’t be blamed for the attack. Circuit Judge Donald Hafele wrote in a March 15 decision that …

Orlando Wants Pulse Nightclub Civil Rights Lawsuit Dismissed

The city of Orlando has asked a federal judge to dismiss a civil rights lawsuit that was filed on behalf of victims and survivors of the Pulse nightclub shooting. The Orlando Sentinel reports the lawsuit accuses Orlando police Det. Adam …

Wife of Orlando Nightclub Shooter Dropped from Victim Civil Suit

The wife of the gunman in the Orlando nightclub shooting has been dropped from a civil lawsuit brought by survivors of the massacre and victims’ families. An amended complaint filed last week in state court in South Florida dropped Noor …

Florida Court to Hear Lawsuit Against Employer, Wife of Nightclub Shooter

A lawsuit brought by victims of the Orlando nightclub massacre against the gunman’s employer and wife was withdrawn from federal court and filed in state court in South Florida on Monday. Attorneys for 61 Pulse victims and family members of …

$29.5M to be Paid Out From Florida’s Pulse Nightclub Victims’ Fund

Officials with a fund created from donations for victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting say they will distribute $29.5 million on 305 claims when the process is completed. Officials with OneOrlando Fund said Dec. 2 that $27.4 million has been …

Orlando Police Release Pulse Nightclub Back to Owner 1 Month After Shooting

Law enforcement has released the Pulse nightclub in Orlando to its owner just a month after it was the scene of the worst mass shooting in recent U.S. history. Officials with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said Wednesday that …

Orlando’s Pulse Nightclub Exceeded Number of Required Exits

One of the exits at the Pulse nightclub was inoperable weeks before the massacre of 49 patrons by a gunman on June 12, but the gay nightclub had twice the number of exits needed to accommodate its maximum occupancy of …