Supreme Court Says Sandy Hook Families Can Sue the Remington Gun Maker

[jayem]

"In a major blow to the firearms industry, the U.S. Supreme Court will not block the families of victims of the Sandy Hook shooting from suing the gun maker Remington.

The nation’s highest court on Tuesday denied an appeal by the Remington Arms Company to review a lower court’s ruling that allowed the families to take on the gun maker in court over how it marketed the rifle used in the 2012 school massacre..."

Interesting development. But it just means SCOTUS won't get involved at this time. If the suit goes to trial, and the plaintiffs win, the Court could still overturn the verdict as a violation of the federal law that protects gun makers from liability for such shootings. And the plaintiffs still have the burden to convince a jury that Remington's marketing was in some way responsible for the massacre. But now, the company's internal memos and documents detailing its sales and advertising strategies can be subpoenaed by the families' attorneys. Which could be some really valuable ammunition.

U.S. Supreme Court Allows Sandy Hook Lawsuit Against Remington to Continue

 

[JohnAshton]

Oh, wow, the NRA has metaphorically taken a head shot.

Watch Remington try to settle.

 

[rjs330]

Well this will be an interesting case on marketing. Not really knowing what the plantiffs big problem is or what adds they may be referring to, it's hard to make an informed opinion. Just because the plantiffs sure, doesn't mean they will win. It's just that the Supreme Court won't get involved with whether a particular company can be sued or not. It's the merits of the suit that will matter in the end.