Gabby Petito's family awarded $3 million in wrongful death lawsuit against Brian Laundrie's parents
JACKSON, WYOMING: Gabby Petito's family was granted $3 million by a Florida judge after filing a wrongful death case against the parents of Brian Laundrie, who they say killed his 22-year-old fiancee, during a cross-country road trip in August 2021. The settlement was revealed on Thursday, November 18, months after Joseph Petito and Nichole Schmidt filed a civil complaint in Sarasota County, Florida, where Christopher and Roberta Laundrie reside.
According to the lawsuit, the Laundries hampered the search for Petito and knew she "had been murdered by their son," who later died by suicide. "The Petito family lost their daughter, and they were also denied the opportunity to confront her killer. No amount of money is sufficient to compensate the Petito family for the loss of their daughter, Gabby, at the hands of Brian Laundrie," said Patrick Reilly, an attorney for Petito's family, as per NBC.
