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The family of Gabby Petito announced Monday they had filed a $50 million wrongful death lawsuit against the Moab Police Department Monday following her death in late 2021. The suit states officers from the department did not properly respond to reports of violence and abuse they received from witnesses in Moab, Utah, on August 12, 2021, according to Fox News . The suit further alleges that the officers did not “understand and enforce the law of the State of Utah” to investigate the circumstances, the outlet reported. BREAKING: Family of Gabby Petito announces $50 million wrongful death lawsuit against police in Moab, Utah, accusing the department of failing to properly investigate her domestic violence case and protect her. https://t.co/ubyd5UitQO — NBC News (@NBCNews) August 8, 2022 Officer Daniel Robbins pulled over the van the two were traveling in after a witness saw the two violently arguing, with Officer Eric Pratt and two park rangers joining soon after, … [Read more...] about Gabby Petito’s Family File Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Utah Police

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Actor Mandy Patinkin attends "Homeland: TV in the Post-9/11 World" on October 5, 2016 at the ... [+] National September 11 Memorial & Museum. (Photo by Mark Sagliocco/Getty Images for Showtime Networks) The Great Comet controversy might be far from fizzling out. Last month, the producers of Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 tried to generate some buzz at the box office by recruiting Mandy Patinkin, a Caucasian actor known from television, to replace Okieriete Onaodowan, an African-American actor known from Hamilton . But, after social media users complained about producers forcing an African-American actor to step aside for a Caucasian actor, Patinkin decided to withdraw from the show. “My understanding of the show’s request that I step into the show is not as it has been portrayed,” Patinkin stated on social media , adding that “I would never accept a role knowing it would harm … [Read more...] about Great Comet Controversy Could Continue After Closing

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin JetBlue and Spirit Airlines announced a merger, really the acquisition of Spirit by JetBlue, this week. The purchase price is $3.8 billion, with each Spirit shareholder to receive $33.50 per share. If the deal goes through (the U.S. Justice Department can say no) JetBlue will join a new “Big 5” of U.S. airlines. The news comes one day after Frontier Airlines, Spirit’s former suitor, terminated its bid for the airline. That concluded a love triangle….err, bidding war…that began with Frontier and Spirit first announcing a merger in February 2022. “Smells like merger Spirit,” wrote Helane Becker, Managing Director Industrials & Airlines & Airfreight Consumer at Cowen Inc, summing up the soap opera with a nod to Nirvana. “Spirit and Frontier agreed to merge in February. In April, JetBlue flew in with a better offer. Spirit continued to defend its decision to go with Frontier, assuming the transaction would receive … [Read more...] about JetBlue Wins Battle For Spirit Airlines, Now In Top 5 U.S. Airlines

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Topline The family of Gabby Petito, a vlogger who was killed by her boyfriend Brian Laundrie last year, said they intend to sue a Utah police department for $50 million for wrongful death, claiming that if officers better handled a domestic incident between the couple in the weeks before her death, “Gabby would still be alive today.” Key Facts The Moab City Police Department “failed in their duty to protect Gabby" when investigating an August 12, 2021 altercation between Petito and Laundrie, the family alleges in a notice of claim sent to the state Monday, according to CBS News . Though body camera footage of the incident was released, lawyers for the family said there is an unreleased photo showing "a close-up view of Gabby's face where blood is smeared on her cheek and left eye, revealing the violent nature of Brian's attack,” according to Insider . Officers failed to see Petito, 22, had “the classic … [Read more...] about Gabby Petito’s Family Files $50 Million Wrongful Death Claim Against Utah Police Department