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Tom Hoyer, center, pauses outside of court after a hearing on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in Broward County, Fla. Tom Hoyer's son Luke was killed in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine's Day 2018. The families of the Parkland victims are in court to debate whether one plaintiff, the family of Anthony Borges, has the right to unilaterally negotiate a settlement entitling him to the rights to Nikolas Cruz's name and inheritance. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

Tom Hoyer, center, pauses outside of court after a hearing on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in Broward County, Fla. Tom Hoyer's son Luke was killed in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine's Day 2018. The families of the Parkland victims are in court to debate whether one plaintiff, the family of Anthony Borges, has the right to unilaterally negotiate a settlement entitling him to the rights to Nikolas Cruz's name and inheritance. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

Attorney David Brill gives testimony in court on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, Broward County, Fla. Brill is representing family members in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine's Day 2018. The families of the Parkland victims are in court to debate whether one plaintiff, the family of Anthony Borges, has the right to unilaterally negotiate a settlement entitling him to the rights to Nikolas Cruz's name and inheritance. (Mike Stocker /South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

Attorney David Brill gives testimony in court on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, Broward County, Fla. Brill is representing family members in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine's Day 2018. The families of the Parkland victims are in court to debate whether one plaintiff, the family of Anthony Borges, has the right to unilaterally negotiate a settlement entitling him to the rights to Nikolas Cruz's name and inheritance. (Mike Stocker /South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

Judge Carol-Lisa Phillips' speaks to Anthony Borges' attorney, Alex Arreaza in her Broward County, Fla., Courtroom on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. Borges was shot five times in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine's Day 2018. The families of the Parkland victims are in court to debate whether one plaintiff, the family of Anthony Borges, has the right to unilaterally negotiate a settlement entitling him to the rights to Nikolas Cruz's name and inheritance. (Mike Stocker /South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

Judge Carol-Lisa Phillips' speaks to Anthony Borges' attorney, Alex Arreaza in her Broward County, Fla., Courtroom on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. Borges was shot five times in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine's Day 2018. The families of the Parkland victims are in court to debate whether one plaintiff, the family of Anthony Borges, has the right to unilaterally negotiate a settlement entitling him to the rights to Nikolas Cruz's name and inheritance. (Mike Stocker /South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

Tom Hoyer talks to the media outside of court after a hearing on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in Broward County, Fla. Tom Hoyer's son Luke was killed in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine's Day 2018. The families of the Parkland victims are in court to debate whether one plaintiff, the family of Anthony Borges, has the right to unilaterally negotiate a settlement entitling him to the rights to Nikolas Cruz's name and inheritance. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

Tom Hoyer talks to the media outside of court after a hearing on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in Broward County, Fla. Tom Hoyer's son Luke was killed in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine's Day 2018. The families of the Parkland victims are in court to debate whether one plaintiff, the family of Anthony Borges, has the right to unilaterally negotiate a settlement entitling him to the rights to Nikolas Cruz's name and inheritance. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

Tom Hoyer listens to testimony in court on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, Broward County, Fla. Tom Hoyer's son Luke was killed in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine's Day 2018. The families of the Parkland victims are in court to debate whether one plaintiff, the family of Anthony Borges, has the right to unilaterally negotiate a settlement entitling him to the rights to Nikolas Cruz's name and inheritance. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel) /South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

Tom Hoyer listens to testimony in court on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, Broward County, Fla. Tom Hoyer's son Luke was killed in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine's Day 2018. The families of the Parkland victims are in court to debate whether one plaintiff, the family of Anthony Borges, has the right to unilaterally negotiate a settlement entitling him to the rights to Nikolas Cruz's name and inheritance. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel) /South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

Anthony Borges listens to testimony in Judge Carol-Lisa Phillips' courtroom on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in Broward County, Fla. Borges was shot five times in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine's Day 2018. The families of the Parkland victims are in court to debate whether one plaintiff, the family of Anthony Borges, has the right to unilaterally negotiate a settlement entitling him to the rights to Nikolas Cruz's name and inheritance. (Mike Stocker /South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

Anthony Borges listens to testimony in Judge Carol-Lisa Phillips' courtroom on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in Broward County, Fla. Borges was shot five times in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine's Day 2018. The families of the Parkland victims are in court to debate whether one plaintiff, the family of Anthony Borges, has the right to unilaterally negotiate a settlement entitling him to the rights to Nikolas Cruz's name and inheritance. (Mike Stocker /South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

Anthony Borges and his parents exit court on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in Broward County, Fla. Borges was shot five times in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine's Day 2018. The families of the Parkland victims are in court to debate whether one plaintiff, the family of Anthony Borges, has the right to unilaterally negotiate a settlement entitling him to the rights to Nikolas Cruz's name and inheritance. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

Anthony Borges and his parents exit court on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in Broward County, Fla. Borges was shot five times in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine's Day 2018. The families of the Parkland victims are in court to debate whether one plaintiff, the family of Anthony Borges, has the right to unilaterally negotiate a settlement entitling him to the rights to Nikolas Cruz's name and inheritance. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

Anthony Borges listens to testimony in Judge Carol-Lisa Phillips' courtroom on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in Broward County, Fla. Borges was shot five times in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine's Day 2018. The families of the Parkland victims are in court to debate whether one plaintiff, the family of Anthony Borges, has the right to unilaterally negotiate a settlement entitling him to the rights to Nikolas Cruz's name and inheritance. (Mike Stocker /South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

Anthony Borges listens to testimony in Judge Carol-Lisa Phillips' courtroom on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in Broward County, Fla. Borges was shot five times in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine's Day 2018. The families of the Parkland victims are in court to debate whether one plaintiff, the family of Anthony Borges, has the right to unilaterally negotiate a settlement entitling him to the rights to Nikolas Cruz's name and inheritance. (Mike Stocker /South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

Anthony Borges listens to testimony in Judge Carol-Lisa Phillips' courtroom on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in Broward County, Fla. Borges was shot five times in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine's Day 2018. The families of the Parkland victims are in court to debate whether one plaintiff, the family of Anthony Borges, has the right to unilaterally negotiate a settlement entitling him to the rights to Nikolas Cruz's name and inheritance. (Mike Stocker /South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

Anthony Borges listens to testimony in Judge Carol-Lisa Phillips' courtroom on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in Broward County, Fla. Borges was shot five times in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine's Day 2018. The families of the Parkland victims are in court to debate whether one plaintiff, the family of Anthony Borges, has the right to unilaterally negotiate a settlement entitling him to the rights to Nikolas Cruz's name and inheritance. (Mike Stocker /South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)