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KNIGHT v. MERHIGE

Nos. 4D12-3701, 4D12-3703.

133 So.3d 1140 (2014)

Patrick Wells KNIGHT, individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Lisa Merhige Knight, Muriel Sitton and Jimmy Sitton, as Co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of Makayla Sitton, and Antoine Joseph, M.D., as Personal Representative of the Estate of Raymonde Joseph, Appellants, v. Michael G. MERHIGE and Carole Merhige, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied March 26, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arnold R. Ginsberg of Arnold R. Ginsberg, P.A., Miami, and H. Joshua Diamond of H. Joshua Diamond, P.A., Coral Gables, for appellants Patrick Wells Knight, individually and as personal representative of the estate of Lisa Merhige Knight.

Julie H. Littky-Rubin of Clark, Fountain, LaVista, Prather, Keen & Littky-Rubin, LLP, West Palm Beach, for appellants Muriel Sitton and Jimmy Sitton, as co-personal representatives of the estate of Makayla Sitton, and Antoine Joseph, M.D., as personal representative of the estate of Raymonde Joseph.

Daniel M. Bachi and Dina M. Contri of Sellars, Marion & Bachi, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellees.

GROSS, J.

These appeals arise from a tragic event — Michael and Carole Merhige's 35-year-old son, Paul, shot and killed family members at a Thanksgiving gathering in Jupiter, Florida. Following the shooting, representatives of the victims' estates sued the Merhiges, collectively alleging negligence.1 The circuit court dismissed the complaints for failure to state a cause of action. We affirm the ruling of the circuit court that...

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