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  • Supreme Court will allow Sandy Hook families to move forward in suit against gunmaker Remington

    11/12/2019 7:43:29 AM PST · by CtBigPat · 67 replies
    CNBC ^ | 11/12/2019 | Tucker Higgins
    WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court said Tuesday that it will not hear a closely watched case against gunmaker Remington, a move the company has warned could potentially increase the liability of firearm manufacturers to suits brought by victims of gun crimes.
  • Sandy Hook lawsuit against gun maker Remington can proceed: Court

    03/14/2019 11:00:34 AM PDT · by jazusamo · 43 replies
    The Washington Times ^ | March 14, 2019 | David Sherfinski
    The Connecticut Supreme Court on Thursday said a lawsuit challenging how Remington marketed the rifle used in the December 2012 Newtown school shooting can proceed, overturning a lower court’s outright dismissal of the case. In a 4-3 opinion, the court narrowly ruled that families of victims of the Newtown school shooting can challenge whether Remington violated trade practices in how it marketed the AR-15-style rifle used in the shooting. “The regulation of advertising that threatens the public’s health, safety, and morals has long been considered a core exercise of the states’ police powers,” Justice Richard Palmer wrote for the majority....