The family of Brian Laundrie, who was subject to a multistate manhunt in connection to the disappearance of fiancee Gabby Petito, filed court papers to dismiss a Petito family lawsuit against them. Laundrie family attorney Steve Bertolino filed a 20-page motion to dismiss the lawsuit from Petito’s parents and step-parents that alleged Chris and Roberta Laundrie were aware that Brian killed Gabby and helped him evade capture. Bertolino, however, wrote that Chris and Roberta Laundrie were exercising their Constitutional right to remain silent. Further, he told Fox News that the lawsuit against his clients is “baseless and frivolous,” adding: “This is not only common practice in our civilized society, but it embodies the exercise of fundamental rights under the United States and Florida Constitutions.” “The gravamen of the claimed wrongdoing is that the Laundries exercised their constitutional rights and essentially made no statements to Plaintiffs or law enforcement,” their motion read. “While …
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