 The family members of Billy Tyne and Dale Murphy did not like the  movie. In 2000, they sued Time Warner and the other production  companies in federal district court in Florida. The district court  granted summary judgment to the defendants in 2002. The plaintiffs  appealed. In turn, the Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit could  not make up its mind on how to interpret a key Florida statute. The  case was sent or "certified" to the Florida Supreme Court to resolve  that limited question.