US Supreme Court Will Scrutinize Mexico's Lawsuit Against American Gun Industry
A federal appeals court has held that the federal 2005 Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act does not provide gun makers immunity from claims that they facilitated the illegal sale of firearms.
October 04, 2024 at 03:11 PM
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LitigationThe original version of this story was published on National Law Journal
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether to let Mexico proceed with its lawsuit seeking to hold U.S. gun manufacturers liable to the tune of billions of dollars for gun violence committed by drug cartels, the justices said Friday.
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