Sandy Hook Families Settle Lawsuit Against Remington for $73 Million

By Dave Collins, AP The families of nine victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School have agreed to a $73 million settlement of a lawsuit against the maker of the rifle used to kill 20 first graders and six educators in 2012. Remington, which made the Bushmaster AR-15-style rifle used inĀ the massacre, also agreed to … Read more

Sandy Hook Plaintiffs Worry Remington Bankruptcy Lets the Company Off the Hook

Remington has been fighting a long-running court battle against a group of Sandy Hook parents and survivors. While the plaintiffs couldn’t sue Big Green because of the provisions of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, the plaintiffs’ attorneys got a court to let the case go forward under a questionable theory that the … Read more

States, Politicians Join NRA in Backing Remington in Sandy Hook Lawsuit Supreme Court Appeal

In March, the Connecticut Supreme CourtĀ overturned a lower court ruling throwing out a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Sandy Hook parents and one survivor against Remington Arms. Remington made the Bushmaster rifle used in the massacre. A lower court dismissed the suit against the Remington because of the provisions of the Protection of Lawful Commerce … Read more