![]() ![]() Josh Koskoff, a lawyer for the family members, said Remington's filing made no new or unexpected arguments. They argued the Connecticut ruling threatens to unleash a flood of lawsuits against the firearms industry, despite Congress' intention in 2005 to protect them from liability after an earlier wave of similar lawsuits against gun manufacturers. "This case is an archetypical example of the kind of lawsuit Congress sought to preempt," Remington's lawyers wrote. While the law has an exemption for claims involving manufacturers who knowing violate the law to sell or market guns, Remington's lawyers argued that the Connecticut Supreme Court interpreted it too broadly to allow the case to proceed. The gun maker argued that the lawsuit should never have been allowed to proceed because a 2005 federal law, the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, shields gun manufacturers in most cases from liability when the firearms they produce are used in crimes. ![]() FILE - A heart is emblazoned with crosses to commemorate the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims in Sandy Hook village in Newtown, Connecticut, Dec. ![]()
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