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Supreme Court Allows Sandy Hook Relatives to Sue Gun Maker
November 12, 2019
The Supreme Court has denied Remington Arms Co.’s appeal to block a lawsuit filed by families of victims of the Sandy Hook school massacre. The families say Remington, the maker and marketer of the AR-15-style rifle used in the 2012 killings, should be held liable. READ MORE
Remington Subpoenas Report Cards Of 5 Children Killed In Sandy Hook Shooting
September 2, 2021
“The records cannot possibly excuse Remington’s egregious marketing conduct, or be of any assistance in estimating the catastrophic damages in this case. The only relevant part of their attendance records is that they were at their desks on December 14, 2012,” said Josh Koskoff, one of the lawyers representing the Sandy Hook parents.
Attorney Chris Mattei Discusses Dismissal Obtained In Defense Of Route 8 Protesters
June 25, 2021
“Last summer, young people all across the country put themselves on the line to demand justice for George Floyd and a better country for all of us,” Cotton and Martinez’s lawyer, Christopher Mattei, said later.
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Judge dismisses charges against women arrested during Route 8 protest after George Floyd death A Superior Court judge on Friday dismissed the charges against two women arrested during a protest — sparked by the death of George Floyd last year — that shut down Route 8 for several hours. READ MORE
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Family of man who committed suicide sues Waterbury Hospital The family of a man who committed suicide at Waterbury Hospital has filed suit against the hospital, its parent company and the doctors who treated him. READ MORE
Supreme Court Allows Sandy Hook Relatives to Sue Gun Maker The Supreme Court cleared the way on Tuesday for relatives of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims to sue the Remington Arms Company, the maker of the rifle used in the massacre. READ MORE
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Setting Sights on the AR-15: After Las Vegas Shooting, Lawyers Target Gun Companies For years, advocates of gun control have struggled to pierce a legal shield that protects firearms manufacturers from liability, even as gunmen in mass shootings have relied on their powerful wares to amplify the carnage of their attacks. READ MORE
Remington Subpoenas Report Cards of 5 Children Killed in Sandy Hook Shooting As part of a lawsuit defense, the company that made the guns used in the Sandy Hook shooting demanded the disciplinary and attendance records of dead children. READ MORE
Supreme Court Allows Sandy Hook Relatives to Sue Gun Maker The Supreme Court cleared the way on Tuesday for relatives of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims to sue the Remington Arms Company, the maker of the rifle used in the massacre. READ MORE
Setting Sights on the AR-15: After Las Vegas Shooting, Lawyers Target Gun Companies For years, advocates of gun control have struggled to pierce a legal shield that protects firearms manufacturers from liability, even as gunmen in mass shootings have relied on their powerful wares to amplify the carnage of their attacks. READ MORE
Families of Sandy Hook shooting victims can sue gunmaker Remington over 2012 attack, court says Connecticut’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the manufacturer of the Bushmaster AR-15-style semiautomatic rifle can be sued and potentially held liable in the 2012 mass murder at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. READ MORE
Connecticut judge orders Alex Jones to turn over some Infowars financial documents to Sandy Hook families A Superior Court judge ruled Friday that Alex Jones must turn over some financial and marketing documents related to his Infowars empire to the parents of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims who are suing him for calling the 2012 massacre at the school a hoax. READ MORE
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Law Firm Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder‘s Connection to ‘Black Panther’ Star Chadwick Boseman “It makes me wonder whether his absence from some of the activities was because he was simultaneously dealing with his disease and diagnosis,” Connecticut attorney Josh Koskoff said regarding the actor. READ MORE
Connecticut Movers: Lawyers Making a Difference Attorney Preston C. Tisdale, of Bridgeport’s Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder, has been appointed to the executive committee of the Public Justice Foundation. READ MORE
UConn’s First JD-MD Grad Confronts Talk of ‘Betrayal’ It’s safe to say that doctors view medical malpractice attorneys with a certain amount of skepticism. A good med mal lawyer can eviscerate a physician’s reputation and decimate his or her assets. READ MORE