The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday dealt a blow to the firearms industry, rejecti...
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday dealt a blow to the firearms industry, rejecting Remington Arms Co’s bid to escape a lawsuit by families of victims aiming to hold the gun maker liable for its marketing of the assault-style rifle used in the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre that killed 20 children and six adults.
The family members of nine people slain and one survivor of the Sandy Hook massacre filed the lawsuit in 2014. Remington was backed in the case by a number of gun rights groups and lobbying organizations including the powerful National Rifle Association, which is closely aligned with Republicans including President Donald Trump. The NRA called the lawsuit “company-killing.”
The U.S. Congress has not enacted new gun control laws in the wake of the mass shootings largely because of Republican opposition. Remington argued that it should be insulated from the lawsuit by a 2005 federal law known as the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, which was aimed at blocking a wave of lawsuits damaging to the firearms industry.
México Últimas Noticias, México Titulares
Similar News:También puedes leer noticias similares a ésta que hemos recopilado de otras fuentes de noticias.
U.S. Supreme Court will not shield gun maker from Sandy Hook lawsuitThe U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday dealt a blow to the firearms industry, rejecting Remington Arms Co&39;s bid to escape a lawsuit by families of victims aiming to hold the gun maker liable for its marketing of the assault-style rifle used in the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre that killed 20 children
Leer más »
Supreme Court lets Sandy Hook shooting lawsuit go forwardWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Tuesday a survivor and relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting can pursue their lawsuit against the maker of the rifle used to...
Leer más »
Newtown shooting victim families can sue gun-maker, Supreme Court allowsThe Supreme Court has cleared the way for families of Newtown victims to sue gun maker Remington Arms Co. -- the manufacturer of the AR-15.
Leer más »
A lawyer who is also a Dreamer will be at the table during Supreme Court argumentsA 31-year-old lawyer and DACA recipient will make his Supreme Court debut on Tuesday, in a case that will determine the fates of hundreds of thousands of Dreamers — including his own
Leer más »
Supreme Court weighs fate of DACA, 700,000 young immigrantsMore than 700,000 young immigrants, who came of age in America but have lacked permanent legal status, look to the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to uphold a program protecting them from deportation to countries they've never truly known. The justices will hear oral arguments in a case challenging
Leer más »
The Supreme Court and Congress must defend DreamersSen. Dick Durbin and Rep. Zoe Lofgren write that President Trump's repeal of DACA was illegal, so this should be a straightforward case for the Supreme Court. And with two House passed bills, which fight back against Trump's cruel decision to repeal DACA, pending in the Senate, Congress also has a responsibility to act.
Leer más »