All the headlines from our Gun Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 20 2004 // A rifle manufacturer’s decision to pay $550,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by victims and victims’ families in the Washington, D.C.-area sniper shootings is a first, according to a gun control lawyer. Bushmaster...
Apr 21 2004 // A civil lawsuit filed against a South Williamsport gun shop could be the first to go to court that would hold gun dealers accountable when criminals get their hands on guns, lawyers say.In April 1999, 7-year-old Nafis...
Oct 6 2003 // In response to congressional pressure to more effectively regulate insurance at the state level or face federalization, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) unanimously passed its revised statement of...
Oct 6 2003 // In response to congressional pressure to more effectively regulate insurance at the state level or face federalization, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) unanimously passed its revised statement of...
Nov 4 2002 // Bob Mendelsohn’s departure in September as CEO of the U.K.’s Royal & Sun Alliance doesn’t seem to have helped the company very much. Last week it took another hit from asbestos claims with the filing...
Oct 28 2002 // Texas Mutual Insurance Co. reported that a Travis County Grand Jury indicted Stan and Cynthia Doze, operators of Doze Construction Co. Inc., on a second-degree felony charge related to workers’ compensation premium...
Aug 9 2001 // Victims cannot sue gunmakers when criminals use their products illegally, the California Supreme Court ruled Aug. 6. According to AP Online, the 5-1 decision, which rejects a suit based on the 1993 massacre of eight people...
Jun 5 2000 // A Michigan state judge refused last month to throw out a suit against more than 30 gun manufacturers and dealers that seeks $400 million in damages. Circuit Judge Jeanne Stempien denied the motion brought by the...
May 19 2000 // A Wayne County judge refused Tuesday to throw out a suit against more than 30 gun manufacturers and dealers and seeking $400 million in damages. Circuit Judge Jeanne Stempien denied the motion brought by the manufacturers...