A divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit rejected gunmaker Smith & Wesson’s attempt to quash a subpoena stemming from a consumer fraud probe of the company by New Jersey’s attorney general.
In a precedential decision, the court of appeals affirmed a U.S. District Court judge’s ruling finding that Smith & Wesson’s federal suit seeking to enjoin enforcement of New Jersey’s subpoena was precluded by a state court ruling ordering the company to turn over documents sought by the attorney general.
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