Current Events > Gun Manufacturer Remington settles with Sandy Hook families for $73 million

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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60312237

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.

DrizztLink posted...

"Gun companies/NRA have senators in their pockets, that's why we don't have gun control."

I had been following this case a little as it was going because a buddy of mine works with the law firm representing the families. Its a pretty interesting issue. Like the post with the footnotes said, there are laws to limit liability against the gun manufacturers so people cant sue them when their products kill people but there is an exception if the manufacturer advertises in an illegal or false way.

IIRC, the case survived a motion to dismiss filed by the defense citing that liability law. When the motion was denied it was kind of expected to settle and not go to trial. There was a settlement offer in the 30 mil range at one point so this was a much better result.

I dont think the causal link issue was as much of a problem as has been suggested. The real threat was having the case go to a jury.

Wow, this court case lasted for longer than these people's children were alive.