Remington Lawsuit Dismissed by Connecticut Judge

Gary L. Griffiths · June 3, 2019, 04:32 PM

The Connecticut judge who recently allowed the Sandy Hook families' lawsuit against Remington to continue has just ruled that the families suing Remington as a result of the Sandy Hook tragedy have failed to maneuver around the Federal law against bringing such suits. In a 54-page opinion, she destroyed every one of the families' arguments, including that of "negligent entrustment" and wryly rejected their product-liability claims because the rifle "...most definitely worked as intended." She also noted, “To extend the theory of negligent entrustment to the class of nonmilitary, nonpolice citizens – the general public – would imply that the general public lacks the ordinary prudence necessary to handle an object that Congress regards as appropriate for sale to the general public. This the court is unwilling to do.”

Of course, the families plan to appeal.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielf...E#1dae0d4b4fc6

scpapa · June 3, 2019, 04:53 PM

Article dated 2016, is this news?
Rick

Gary L. Griffiths · June 3, 2019, 05:02 PM

Sorry. Just reported on fakebook. Didn't see date.

**Aguila Blanca** · June 3, 2019, 08:13 PM

There was more recent action on this, this year.

https://thefiringline.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=601234

Since the information in the other thread is more current, I'll close this one so we don't have dueling discussions.

June 3, 2019, 04:53 PM	#2
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Gary L. Griffiths Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2000 Location: AZ, WA Posts: 1,466	Sorry. Just reported on fakebook. Didn't see date. __________________ Violence is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and valorous feeling which believes that nothing is worth violence is much worse. Those who have nothing for which they are willing to fight; nothing they care about more than their own craven apathy; are miserable creatures who have no chance of being free, unless made and kept so by the valor of those better than themselves. Gary L. Griffiths (Paraphrasing John Stuart Mill)

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June 3, 2019, 04:32 PM	#1
Gary L. Griffiths Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2000 Location: AZ, WA Posts: 1,466	Remington Lawsuit Dismissed by Connecticut Judge The Connecticut judge who recently allowed the Sandy Hook families' lawsuit against Remington to continue has just ruled that the families suing Remington as a result of the Sandy Hook tragedy have failed to maneuver around the Federal law against bringing such suits. In a 54-page opinion, she destroyed every one of the families' arguments, including that of "negligent entrustment" and wryly rejected their product-liability claims because the rifle "...most definitely worked as intended." She also noted, “To extend the theory of negligent entrustment to the class of nonmilitary, nonpolice citizens – the general public – would imply that the general public lacks the ordinary prudence necessary to handle an object that Congress regards as appropriate for sale to the general public. This the court is unwilling to do.” Of course, the families plan to appeal. https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielf...E#1dae0d4b4fc6 __________________ Violence is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and valorous feeling which believes that nothing is worth violence is much worse. Those who have nothing for which they are willing to fight; nothing they care about more than their own craven apathy; are miserable creatures who have no chance of being free, unless made and kept so by the valor of those better than themselves. Gary L. Griffiths (Paraphrasing John Stuart Mill)

June 3, 2019, 08:13 PM	#4
Aguila Blanca Staff Join Date: September 25, 2008 Location: CONUS Posts: 18,457	There was more recent action on this, this year. https://thefiringline.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=601234 Since the information in the other thread is more current, I'll close this one so we don't have dueling discussions.