Latest Gun Liability Headlines

All the headlines from our Gun Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.

ME. GUN MAKER SETTLES SNIPER SUIT:

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...

Pa. Suit Targets Gun Dealer Liability

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...

Under the Gun, NAIC Recommits to Modernization

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...

Under the Gun, NAIC Recommits to Modernization

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...

Royal & Sun Under the Gun

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...

ALLEGED FRAUD IN GUN BARREL CITY

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...

Gunmakers Can’t Be Sued for Criminal Acts of Gun Buyers

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...

SHOOT-OUT CONTINUES

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...

Illinois Lawsuits Against Gun Makers To Go Forward

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...