The Sandy Hook families had to overcome a federal law that broadly protects gun manufacturers from civil liability.
A major victory for the families and their attorneys, the settlement also marks a turning point in a decades-long effort to hold gun manufacturers liable for the harms caused by their products.īut while the Sandy Hook litigation provides a possible road map for future cases, many questions remain.
Families of those lost in the Sandy Hook school shooting recently reached a landmark $73 million settlement with Remington Arms Co., which made the rifle used in the shooting.