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From ABC News
Connecticut’s highest court has cleared the way for families of nine victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting to sue over the marketing of the semiautomatic rifle Adam Lanza used to kill.
The families argued that the manufacturer, distributor and seller of the weapon negligently entrusted to civilian consumers an assault rifle that is suitable for use only by military and law enforcement personnel and violated the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (CUTPA) through the sale or wrongful marketing of the rifle.
The lawsuit, which lists Bushmaster Firearms International as the defendant, has already overcome years worth of legal hurdles after first being filed more than four years ago, more than two years after the shooting at the Connecticut school left 26 people dead.
The families released a statement saying that they are "grateful that our state’s Supreme Court has rejected the gun industry’s bid for complete immunity, not only from the consequences of their reckless conduct but also from the truth-seeking discovery process," said attorney Josh Koskoff of Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder.
COMMENT:-
Personal injury lawyers throughout the nation are rejoicing over this decision. Now when some penniless drunk crashes a stolen car into someone, the lawyers will be able to sue the car companies because they didn't manufacture a car that could not be operated by a drunk.
PS - Something that LOOKS LIKE a "Porsche" but which does not do what a "Porsche" does is NOT a "Porsche" and something that LOOKS LIKE an "assault rifle" but which does not do what an "assault rifle" does is NOT an "assault rifle".
Court rules Sandy Hook families can sue gunmaker over rifle used in shooting
Connecticut’s highest court has cleared the way for families of nine victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting to sue over the marketing of the semiautomatic rifle Adam Lanza used to kill.
The families argued that the manufacturer, distributor and seller of the weapon negligently entrusted to civilian consumers an assault rifle that is suitable for use only by military and law enforcement personnel and violated the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (CUTPA) through the sale or wrongful marketing of the rifle.
The lawsuit, which lists Bushmaster Firearms International as the defendant, has already overcome years worth of legal hurdles after first being filed more than four years ago, more than two years after the shooting at the Connecticut school left 26 people dead.
The families released a statement saying that they are "grateful that our state’s Supreme Court has rejected the gun industry’s bid for complete immunity, not only from the consequences of their reckless conduct but also from the truth-seeking discovery process," said attorney Josh Koskoff of Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder.
COMMENT:-
Personal injury lawyers throughout the nation are rejoicing over this decision. Now when some penniless drunk crashes a stolen car into someone, the lawyers will be able to sue the car companies because they didn't manufacture a car that could not be operated by a drunk.
PS - Something that LOOKS LIKE a "Porsche" but which does not do what a "Porsche" does is NOT a "Porsche" and something that LOOKS LIKE an "assault rifle" but which does not do what an "assault rifle" does is NOT an "assault rifle".