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| Topic | Gun Manufacturer Remington settles with Sandy Hook families for $73 million |
| Malcrasternus 02/17/22 7:19:36 PM #2: | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btq2yP-GhGc Footnotes: -PLCAA prevents blaming the manufacturer directly for an individual's actions. -Connecticut law about ads and trade practices allowed a case to be made about Remington's advertising making their products more appealing to younger and more impressionable people, leading to the events in Sandy Hook Elementary. -Trials are expensive for defendants, creating the tactic of bleeding out gun companies to force into a settlement. -Gun companies don't have as much money as people think. -Settlement was reached between the plaintiffs and the various insurance carriers that held policies for Remington/Cerberus. -Settlement would be cheaper than going to trial. -Connecticut supreme court acknowledged Remington would likely have won the case, stating "Proving such a casual link at trial may prove to be a herculean task." The rest of the video is mostly his opinion on the matter. --- 4/15/1951 - 3/18/2014 ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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