In their lawsuit, Petito's parents alleged the Laundries knew that their son killed Petito and were working to help him flee the country.
The cause of death of Brian Laundrie, the fiance of Gabby Petito, whose disappearance caused a firestorm late last summer, was revealed.
"Christopher Laundrie and Roberta Laundrie knew of the mental suffering and anguish of Joseph Petito and Nichole Schmidt, and knew that they could alleviate, at least in part, such mental suffering and anguish by disclosing what they knew about the well-being and the location of the remains of Gabrielle Petito, yet they repeatedly refused to do so," the lawsuit says.
The motion to dismiss filed this week says the Laundries had"fundamental constitutional rights to silence," adding that the family had a"general constitutional right not to speak on any topic and a more specific constitutional right not to speak in the face of a criminal investigation." In a statement sent to CNN, Laundrie family attorney Steven Bertolino called the Petitos' lawsuit"baseless and frivolous."
"The Laundries have exercised their constitutional right to refrain from speaking and have relied on counsel to speak for them. This is not only common practice in our civilized community but it embodies the exercise of fundamental rights under the United States and Florida Constitutions," Bertolino said, adding he was confident the suit will be dismissed.
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