Remington Reaches $73 Million Settlement

[Bench shooter]

Remington Reaches $73 Million Settlement With Sandy Hook Parents

www.theepochtimes.com

 

[whatsupdoc]

Remington's insurance company settled with the plaintiffs.

 

[jghoghunter]

TOTAL BULLSHIT!!!!!!!!! MY UNCLE WAS KILLED BY A DRUNK DRIVER SO THERE FOR WE SHOULD SUE THE CAR INDUSTRY!!!!!!
TOTAL BULLSHIT!!!!
YOU AND ONLY YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR ACTIONS!!!!!
SHAME ON WHAT EVER PART OF REMINGTON THAT SETTLED!!!!!

 

[Dusty Stevens]

This is a sad day in our industry

 

[steelshooter]

The lawyers are the ones that got most the cash.
Sometimes you just pay them to go a way..

 

[Catfur]

The lawyers are the ones that got most the cash.
Sometimes you just pay them to go a way..

Once you've paid the Danegeld, you'll never get rid of the Dane.

Their aim is to bankrupt the firearms industry, to make firearms impossible to get.

 

[brokeasajoke]

TOTAL BULLSHIT!!!!!!!!! MY UNCLE WAS KILLED BY A DRUNK DRIVER SO THERE FOR WE SHOULD SUE THE CAR INDUSTRY!!!!!!
TOTAL BULLSHIT!!!!
YOU AND ONLY YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR ACTIONS!!!!!
SHAME ON WHAT EVER PART OF REMINGTON THAT SETTLED!!!!!

Or sue the alcohol company for causing the drunkenness.

 

[Nowhere Man]

Every one who purchases a firearm pays for it. That $73 million is passed on to the consumer.

 

[Rhodester]

I just spilled my hot coffee, who can I sue? I agree, total BS.

 

[moorepower]

This is a step to bankrupt the firearms industry.

 

[joshb]

And now there’s a precedent for all the other leeches!

 

[AccelR8]

I feel that Remington, by settling, failed to live up to many obligations...to the industry, to sportsmen, the second amendment, lovers of liberty, and more.

I lived through a similar situation in a different industry and to make it short, the financial expedient of settling rather than defending against a law suit soon contributed to the collapse of a company and changed an entire industry. I believe what Remington has done has far greater ramifications towards things of much greater importance.

 

[Minshooter]

Suit was based on how Remington advertised their products.
First and Second Amendment doesn't apply to Gun Owners.

 

[chutem]

And now there’s a precedent for all the other leeches!

Yep, its called Case law. And you can bet, this case will be quoted by many attys in future cases. Precedence for certain.

 

[hoz53]

Remington Reaches $73 Million Settlement With Sandy Hook Parents

www.theepochtimes.com

since the original remington company does not exist, i thought there was no way to sue them, however i know the insurance companies could be held liable for who they insured.
Am i wrong on this or what?

 

[AccelR8]

I'm no lawyer but I did hear one on the radio and he said, because this was a settlement and not the conclusion of a trial, no real legal precedent is set to establish doctrine going forward...or something like that...but I say you can sure bet a precedent has been set in that Remington and by extension the industry has been identified as a soft target. This is what I was alluding to in my previous post concerning a different industry.

 

[mike mccormick]

OMG.....the rifle was left in the car and the guy used handguns......but sue the makers of the scary looking rifle. Someone needs a spine

 

[DHuffman]

What a lot of folks fail to realize is once an attorney puts a lawsuit in motion against any individual or company with liability insurance the defendant is pretty much along for the ride. From that point on it's two different legal teams milking it for all they can at the expense of an insurance company.

As a defendant you fight for what you know is right until they finally have you beat down to hoping they settle within the limits of your coverage. Unless of course you have the resources to see it all the way through in a court of law and can live with the outcome either way.

I've got some experience here.

 

[troupe]

Times has changed and now we have case law to set forth future lawsuits.

 

[SShooterZ]

Wasn’t the whole suit was based on Remington advertising their rifles as “best killing machine”? Dumb advertising by Remington and opened themselves to litigation as they’re literally advertising their product to kill which is what happened at Sandy Hook.