Personal Injury
Leading the Fight for Parkland Families After the Tragic Shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Podhurst Orseck has served as lead counsel in groundbreaking litigation on behalf of the families of victims of the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida—one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history. The firm is pursuing accountability on multiple fronts, including a high-stakes action against gun manufacturers for their role in supplying assault-style weapons, and a precedent-setting case seeking to classify the massacre not as a “single incident,” but as a series of “separate incidents.” This distinction is critical as it would allow families to pursue individual negligence claims against the Broward County School Board, rather than being limited by statutory damages caps tied to one incident.
The litigation has drawn national attention not only because of its potential to reshape the legal landscape of school safety and governmental liability, but also because of what it represents for the families of the 17 students and staff members who were killed. By leading these cases, Podhurst Orseck is carrying forward the voices of the victims’ families, pressing for systemic change, and testing the boundaries of accountability in the wake of one of the most searing tragedies in modern American history.