The lawsuit alleged that police failed to take adequate action during a traffic stop to protect their daughter from the man who would later kill her.

Utah 7th District Court Judge Don Torgerson granted the City of Moab’s request to dismiss the Petito family’s civil case but noted his hands were tied by current state law in

District Court judge makes ruling but family’s attorney says governmental immunity statute it was dismissed under is unconstitutional.

A Utah judge has thrown out a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of slain Long Islander Gabby Petito. The decision came Wednesday after attorneys argued on the $50 million lawsuit filed against a Utah police department over its handling of the infamous traffic stop involving Petito and Brian Laundrie shortly before her slaying.

MOAB, Utah ( WWSB /Gray News) - A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Gabby Petito’s family against the city of Moab and its police department, citing a nearly 60-year-old Utah state statute.

A Utah judge has dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Gabby Petito's parents against Moab. The lawsuit accused the city's police officers of failing to protect their daughter during an August 2021 traffic stop,