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Families settle court battle over who owns Parkland killer's name and likeness

Nov. 04, 2024 15:32 PM EST

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A nasty legal rift between the most seriously wounded survivor of the 2018 Parkland high school massacre and the families of some of the 17 murdered victims was settled Monday with all sides now owning an equal share of the killer's publicity rights and an annuity he...

Parkland shooting judge criticizes shooter's attorneys during talk to law students

Oct. 17, 2024 18:43 PM EDT

MIAMI (AP) — The former judge who presided over the trial of the 2018 Parkland high school mass murderer sharply criticized his public defenders during a presentation to Miami law students Thursday, saying they acted unprofessionally and crossed several lines while representing him. ...

Prosecutors say father of Georgia shooting suspect knew son was obsessed with school shooters

Oct. 16, 2024 17:16 PM EDT

WINDER, Ga. (AP) — The father of a teenager accused of a deadly high school shooting in Georgia was aware that his son was obsessed with school shooters and even had a shrine above his home computer for the gunman in the 2018 massacre in Parkland, Florida, prosecutors said at a Wednesday court...

Rift between Parkland massacre survivor and some families of the dead erupts in court

Sep. 05, 2024 17:16 PM EDT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A nasty rift between the most seriously wounded survivor of the 2018 Parkland school massacre and some families of the 17 murdered erupted in court on Thursday in a fight over dueling lawsuit settlements each side recently reached with the shooter as opposing...