CORRECTION Judge ALLOWS Sandy Hook/Remington Case

[smithers599]

https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2016/10/14/connecticut-judge-dismisses-sandy-hook-massacre-lawsuit-against-remington/?fbclid=IwAR1FZX_wQzmW90POWVkfESE053zXwtm81tmlttmAMXVWu8TcB1Ofu-u3c6A#35c1d5934fc6

But naturally,

Attorney Joshua Koskoff of Koskoff & Bieder vowed to appeal the dismissal.

"While the families are obviously disappointed with the judge’s decision, this is not the end of the fight," he said in a prepared statement. "We will appeal this decision immediately and continue our work to help prevent the next Sandy Hook from happening.”

 

[QuietM4]

This doesn't pertain to the current lawsuit against Remington...the article is from October 2016.

 

[Flash]

The current lawsuit will end up dismissed also.

 

[smithers599]

This doesn't pertain to the current lawsuit against Remington...the article is from October 2016.

I apologize. That's what I get for forwarding something without checking carefully first. The current lawsuit against Remington is very much alive and threatening.

https://www.sltrib.com/news/nation-world/[highlight=yellow]2019/03/14[/highlight]/newtown-shooting-families/

The gun industry suffered a stinging setback as Connecticut’s top court said families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre [highlight=yellow]could[/highlight] move ahead with their lawsuit against Remington Arms Co. over its marketing of military-style Bushmaster weapons.
In a first-of-its-kind decision, the state Supreme Court said the families could sue for "wrongful" marketing under a state unfair-trade practice law. The court, reinstating a suit dismissed by a trial judge in 2016, adopted the families' novel way around a federal law that protects the gun industry from liability.

 

[QuietM4]

It's interesting that they are attacking from a standpoint of "your advertisement makes people do bad things". I've seen a lot of firearm ads in my day, including creating some, and I have never seen an ad that could reasonably promote a school shooting. If this ever gets in front of a jury, I don't see this going well for the plaintiffs...no reasonable person should view any add as promoting shooting people.

 

[Flash]

They're just looking for deep pockets and a big payday. Hopefully Remington hangs in there and ends up collecting their own lawyer fees from the plaintiffs.