re: SCOTUS Refuses To Hear Remington's Appeal On Being Sued By Survivors Of Sandy Hook

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So did Roberts show his liberal tendencies again, by siding with the loons?

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SCOTUS To Allow Survivors Of Sandy Hook To Sue Remington

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I believe this is the Connecticut Supreme Court not the U.S. Supreme Court.

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In its 277-page petition for a writ of certiorari, the gun-maker cited the federal Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act that is meant to shield firearm makers from liability when their products are used in acts of violence. Its product was what gunman Adam Lanza used to kill 20 schoolchildren and six teachers at the school.

But in March, Connecticut’s high court rejected that argument, and ruled Remington could be sued under an exception to the PLCAA, which allowed for legal action to proceed under state law regarding the sale and marketing of firearms.

In the opening comments of its appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, Remington makes it clear it is pinning its hopes on the 2005 federal law.

“The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act ‘generally preempts claims against manufacturers and sellers of firearms and ammunition resulting from the criminal use of those products,”‘ the company wrote in its appeal.

The appeal also states: “The Connecticut Supreme Court below held that the PLCAA’s predicate exception encompasses all general statutes merely capable of being applied to firearms sales or marketing. In contrast, both the Second and Ninth Circuits have rejected this broad interpretation of the predicate exception, which would swallow the PLCAA’s immunity rule.”

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I thought this might be the case but the article says that the Connecticut Supreme Court had already ruled in favor 4-3 that it could proceed.

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They don't say how the justices ruled

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The court opted not to hear the gun-maker's appeal

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The Supreme Court has refused to listen to the appeal of gunmaker Remington in the 2014 lawsuit brought forward by a survivor and families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting.

The refusal of the appeal means that the 2014 lawsuit – which alleges that Remington should have never sold a weapon as dangerous as the Bushmaster AR-15 to the public – can move forward to trial.

Remington, the nation's oldest gunmaker, was appealing the 4-3 decision passed down by the Connecticut Supreme Court in March, citing Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, a 2005 law that protects gunmakers from liability claims when criminal acts are carried out with their weapons.

The Bushmaster AR-15, Remington's assault rifle, was used by the Sandy Hook killer to murder 20 first graders and six educators.

Until now, the law had proven to be an airtight defense for gun manufacturers, causing lawsuits to be thrown out in similar situations, such as the Aurora, Colo. movie theater shooting.

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