Judge: Lawsuit against Parkland school deputy over 2018 massacre can go to trial
by Terry Spencer
Jan 10, 2024
3 minutes
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 his motion to dismiss the case before trial.
Circuit Judge Carol-Lisa Phillips, in a ruling posted Wednesday, said a jury should decide whether fired Broward County Deputy displayed a “wanton and willful disregard” for the students' and teachers' safety when he failed to confront the shooter during the six-minute
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