Remington Settlement Relative To Sandy Hook, CT Shootings

[Glenn B]

Remington paid out big time:

Sandy Hook families reach $73M settlement with Remington over school massacre

Families of Sandy Hook victims settled their lawsuit Tuesday with the manufacturer of the AR-15 semi-automatic rifle used to kill 20 kids and 6 staff members in the 2012 massacre.

nypost.com

I guess this lawsuit was the final nail in Remington's coffin. How they could be held responsible for Lanza's actions is beyon5d my comprehension. I guess though, they figured it cost effective to make a settlement. I doubt though that a 33 million dollar settlement (based on an offer they made) will be much solace to the families but it almost certainly must please the anti-gun kooks.

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[1911'S 4 Me]

And the lawyers will get half of it.

 

[Axxe55]

And the lawyers will get half of it.

Probably more than half.

 

[MTA]

hope this sets a precedent for car manufacturers too

 

[Axxe55]

hope this sets a precedent for car manufacturers too

Yep! Get ran over by a drunk driver and sue Ford for millions of dollars!

 

[MTA]

Yep! Get ran over by a drunk driver and sue Ford for millions of dollars!

This all started with the retards who tried to guzzle hot coffee and sued mcdonalds for not warning them

 

[Harry_Gorilla]

 

[Axxe55]

This all started with the retards who tried to guzzle hot coffee and sued mcdonalds for not warning them

All these years later, that was a stupid judgment. That was back in the day before iced coffee was a thing. so who orders luke-warm coffee?

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Yep.

"The nine families brought a class-action suit in 2014 against Remington Arms, which made the weapon used in the mass shooting, claiming the gun-maker sought to sell the military-grade weapon to the mentally ill."


How in the hell did they come up with this?

 

[MTA]

" claiming the gun-maker sought to sell the military-grade weapon to the mentally ill."

I didnt know my three liberal sisters were fans of Remington

 

[TAZ]

This all started with the retards who tried to guzzle hot coffee and sued mcdonalds for not warning them

Actually, this all started when corporate America and it’s lawyers decided that right/wrong did not matter at all and that settlements, no matter how wrong they were cost less.


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[oldag]

They caved.

 

[Axxe55]

I'm sorry that some mental case killed all those children in Sandy Hook. It was tragic, and shouldn't have happened. But it's not the fault of Remington or Bushmaster. They couldn't go after Adam Lanza the actual shooter, or his mother the actual owner of the rifle, so the greedy bottom feeding lawyers convinced the families to sue Remington because they have deep pockets.

This lawsuit isn't about justice, or changing policy, it's about money. No matter how much they get, none of it is going to bring one of those children back, ever. No matter how much they win from Remington is ever going to take away the loss and empty feelings they have in their hearts and lives of what was taken from them.

It's equally tragic that the real responsible parties that took their children will never be held accountable for their loss, but that money they win from Remington will be a poor substitute and of no comfort afterwards. Remington didn't put the gun into the hands of Adam Lanza, or pull the trigger that fateful day, Adam Lanza did. Remington didn't give access to a mental case to a gun, his mother did, either directly or indirectly. I think that they think winning a huge settlement will allow them to go ahead with their lives and to move past this. I think that will never happen regardless of how much money they win.

 

[cbp210]

The lawyer industry was the real winners in this case. It will though set a dangerous precedent.

 

[cbp210]

I'm sorry that some mental case killed all those children in Sandy Hook. It was tragic, and shouldn't have happened. But it's not the fault of Remington or Bushmaster. They couldn't go after Adam Lanza the actual shooter, or his mother the actual owner of the rifle, so the greedy bottom feeding lawyers convinced the families to sue Remington because they have deep pockets.

This lawsuit isn't about justice, or changing policy, it's about money. No matter how much they get, none of it is going to bring one of those children back, ever. No matter how much they win from Remington is ever going to take away the loss and empty feelings they have in their hearts and lives of what was taken from them.

It's equally tragic that the real responsible parties that took their children will never be held accountable for their loss, but that money they win from Remington will be a poor substitute and of no comfort afterwards. Remington didn't put the gun into the hands of Adam Lanza, or pull the trigger that fateful day, Adam Lanza did. Remington didn't give access to a mental case to a gun, his mother did, either directly or indirectly. I think that they think winning a huge settlement will allow them to go ahead with their lives and to move past this. I think that will never happen regardless of how much money they win.

The media is on full swing on this like the super bowl was played and won. How sickening.

 

[Renegade]

So Remington/Bushmaster is responsible for their guns even after they are stolen by a lunatic.

I have no idea why they settled. I would have run it into the ground until there was no more money to settle with. Maybe they settled for less than they have and are going to walk away with a few million for themselves.

 

[Axxe55]

As mentioned, it does set a dangerous precedent for future cases and that a manufacturer can be held liable for how an end-user of an item uses the item.

I agree that they should have fought it to the very end. It's sad and tragic that small children were killed by a mental defect, but Remington didn't put the gun into Adam Lanza's hands. He did by killing his own mother.

So Remington/Bushmaster is responsible for their guns even after they are stolen by a lunatic.

I have no idea why they settled. I would have run it into the ground until there was no more money to settle with. Maybe they settled for less than they have and are going to walk away with a few million for themselves

 

[cbp210]

So Remington/Bushmaster is responsible for their guns even after they are stolen by a lunatic.

I have no idea why they settled. I would have run it into the ground until there was no more money to settle with. Maybe they settled for less than they have and are going to walk away with a few million for themselves.

Unfortunately the Court of public opinion took over and made sure Remington would lose no matter if any laws were in place to protect them.

 

[Axxe55]

Unfortunately the Court of public opinion took over and made sure Remington would lose no matter if any laws were in place to protect them.

And the public had very strong opinions about children getting massacred in school.. Would have played heavily on the jurors by the lawyers for the plaintiffs.

 

[Renegade]

I have asked a thousand times what marketing Bushmaster did that was so irresponsible without answer.

Today I read some docs they had the gun placed in some video games and such, used to shoot people en masse. Industry may want to re-think having your guns prominently displayed like that given this verdict.

AFAIK though, no evidence was shown Lanza played any video games using a Bushmaster......