U.S. gun makers ask Supreme Court to block Mexico's claims they're responsible for cartel violence
The Supreme Court could soon decide if Mexico is allowed to sue gun manufacturers in the United States
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The Supreme Court could soon decide if Mexico is allowed to sue gun manufacturers in the United States
The lawsuit accuses U.S. gun manufacturers of fueling drug cartel violence and relies on similar theories about dangerous products, irresponsible marketing and reckless distribution as in opioid lawsuits, a Georgia State law professor writes.
The lawsuit seeks $10 billion and a court order to force the companies named in the lawsuit to change the way they do business.
Anticipating a flood of lawsuits from a new state law ending the statute of limitations on child sex abuse claims, the Archdiocese of Baltimore took refuge in bankruptcy court last month to shield itself from liability as it tries to ensure its solvency. It’s a strategy that dioceses around the country are using more frequently in what some attorneys say is a bid to escape the tort system.
This story was originally published by Flatwater Free Press. When a gunman entered a west Omaha Super Target in late January, he carried 13 loaded rifle