Gabby Petito’s family’s lawsuit against Christopher Laundrie and Roberta Laundrie is moving forward, as it now officially has a date with a jury trial scheduled for August 14, 2023, per Herald-Tribune. But that doesn’t necessarily mean things will go ahead as the Petito family are hoping, as there will be a hearing to determine if the lawsuit should be dismissed before that. That will take place on May 9, 2022, as the Laundries filed for a dismissal back in March 2022, calling it “baseless,” according to CBS News. The Petito’s civil suit made a pretty shocking claim, as they alleged there was a possibility Brian told Christopher and Roberta what happened during his ill-fated trip with Gabby Petitio and suggested they may allegedly have been trying to help him flee the U.S. before he was found dead.
Though Christopher and Roberta’s lawyer claimed back in September 2021 that they had spoken to the police about trying to located Brian while he was missing, much of the world grew frustrated with the couple as they stayed tight-lipped about Petito. The Petitos also issued a heart-wrenching plea that month, asking the Laundries to speak to them or the police and share what, if anything, they knew. “We believe you know the location where Brian left Gabby. We beg you to tell us. As a parent, how could you let us go through this pain and not help us,” they wrote in an open letter, per ABC 7.