Gun maker liability News

Uvalde Families Sue Meta and Call of Duty Maker

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Families in Uvalde took more legal action Friday on the second anniversary of the Robb Elementary School attack, suing Meta Platforms, which owns Instagram, and the maker of the video game Call of Duty over claims …

Wisconsin Assembly Passes Bill Protecting Gun Makers From Lawsuits

The Wisconsin Assembly passed a Republican-authored bill that would limit gun and ammunition manufacturers’ legal liability, a move that could protect them from big payouts following a mass shooting. Under the bill, no one could sue gun or ammunition manufacturers …

Gunmaker Remington to Pay $73M to Settle Liability Claims With Sandy Hook Families

Remington Arms will pay $73 million to the families of five adults and four children killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, the families said on Tuesday, the first time a gunmaker has been held responsible for a mass …

13 States Agree U.S. Law Does Not Bar Mexico’s $10B Suit Against U.S. Gun Makers

Thirteen U.S. states and two Latin America and Caribbean nations on Monday threw their support behind a lawsuit from Mexico that accuses several major U.S. gun makers of facilitating the trafficking of weapons to drug cartels, leading to thousands of …

California Bill Would Make it Easier to Sue Gun-Makers

Some Democratic California lawmakers want to make it easier for people to sue gun companies for liability in shootings that cause injuries or deaths, a move advocates said Tuesday is aimed at getting around a U.S. law that prevents such …