Several Parkland families are suing survivor of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High shooting

Published: Sep 04, 2024 Duration: 00:01:32 Category: News & Politics

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MORE ON THIS ON CBS MORNING. WE WILL BE LIVE IN GEORGIA WITH THE LATEST. I WILL BE AT 7:00 ON CBS NEWS MIAMI. >>> PARKLAND FAMILIES ARE TAKING A SURVIVOR TO COURT OVER THE RIGHTS TO THE SHOOTERS NAME. ANTHONY BORGES PREVIOUSLY REACHED A SETTLEMENT THAT GAVE HIM CONTROL OF THE SHOOTERS NAME AND MONEY. WE ARE LIVE NOW FROM THE BROWARD COURTS WITH WHAT IS HAPPENING TODAY. MORGAN? >> Reporter: GOOD MORNING. THE ATTORNEY REPRESENTING THE PARKLAND FAMILIES IN THIS CASE THAT THE SHOOTER DID NOT HAVE A RIGHT TO GIVE AWAY HIS NAME OR SIGN AWAY HIS NAME OR MONEY. THE SURVIVOR DID NOT HAVE A RIGHT TO TAKE IT WITHOUT CONSULTING THE REST OF THE FAMILIES. THE SENTINEL REPORTED THAT THE SURVIVOR NEGOTIATED A SETTLEMENT SAYING HE COULD NOT GRANT AN INTERVIEW WITHOUT WRITTEN CONSENT AND GAVE HIM THE RIGHTS TO THE $400,000 IN NARRATIVES LEFT ON THE SHOOTERS MOTHER DIED. HE WAS CRITICALLY INJURED AND IN 2020 WHEN HE SEVERED HIS GAZE FROM THE REST OF THE PARKLAND FAMILIES. HIS LAWYER SAID HE WAS ENTITLED TO MORE CONSIDERATION AS A SURVIVING VICTIM FACING MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH BILLS. HIS FAMILY DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME FINANCIAL MEANS OF SOME OF THE OTHER FAMILIES WHO SUFFERED IN THIS TRAGEDY. THE PARKLAND FAMILIES IN THIS SUIT ARE EXPECTED HERE IN COURT TODAY.

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