Facing a newly revived wrongful death lawsuit in Connecticut over the Sandy Hook shooting, gun-maker Remington is going to the Supreme Court to argue it can't be sued because of a federal law that shields firearms manufacturers from liability in most cases
The Connecticut Supreme Court issued a 4-3 ruling last month saying the Madison, North Carolina-based company can be sued under state law for how it marketed the Bushmaster AR-15-style rifle used to kill 20 first-graders and six educators at the Newtown school in 2012. The decision reinstated part of a lawsuit by some of the victims' families that had been completely dismissed by a lower court judge.
Remington's lawyers have notified the Connecticut high court that they intend to ask the nation's highest court to hear the company's appeal of last month's decision, according to a motion filed with the state court Friday. The company has until June to file papers with the U.S. Supreme Court. In the majority opinion, Associate Justice Richard Palmer wrote that Remington can be sued under one of the few exceptions to the 2005 federal law — for claims alleging violations of laws related to the sale and marketing of firearms.
Democratic U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, of Connecticut, and others watching the case have said the ruling reminded them of early court victories against tobacco companies that led them to disclose damaging internal documents and later agree to billions of dollars in legal settlements over sickened smokers.
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