FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The families of victims in the Parkland school shooting filed court papers on Friday asking a judge to let them weigh in on the Broward School Board’s liability in the case.

The insurance company representing the school district wants courts to legally recognize that it was a single incident with multiple victims, which would cap liability at $300,000 by state law, to be disbursed among all those whose claims are upheld.

A lawyer for a student injured in the shooting, Daniela Menescal, 17, filed a petition in Broward court in April, asking that a judge review whether the school district can limit the amount paid to victims.

The matter still has not been settled.

On Friday, lawyers representing the families of multiple victims asked for permission to join Menescal’s petition. They represent the families of a dozen victims, nine of whom are dead.

Shooter Nikolas Cruz killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14. He injured 17 more. Still others were traumatized by the incident, even if they weren’t physically affected.

The families of all victims have a right to be heard on whether the district’s liability can be capped, the lawyers argued.

Under state law, public agencies are entitled to six months’ notice before a lawsuit is filed. That deadline has passed for most of those who have already signaled an intent to sue the school district and the Broward Sheriff’s Office for their failure to prevent the tragedy. As of Friday, no lawsuits had actually been filed.

Cruz has been named personally in two liability lawsuits, but so far there has been no formal indication that his assets can cover any substantive damages. A judge ruled earlier this year that he can be represented by the Broward Public Defender’s Office, an indication that he could not afford to hire his own attorney, much less pay liability claims.