CT: Lawsuit Filed to Take Down Gun Makers and the Second Amendment

Ammoland ^ | 23 February, 2016 | Dean Weingarten

[marktwain]

-Image from msnbc

In Connecticut, a cynical lawyer is attempting to destroy the Second Amendment for money.   Josh Koskoff, a medical malpractice and personal injury  specialist in Connecticut, is taking advantage of the grief of parents and staff from the Sandy Hook massacre to attempt to destroy innocent firearm manufacturers.

He has filed suit against gun manufacturers who make the AR-15 rifle that was used in Sandy Hook, the wholesaler, and the retailer, Riverview sales.  It appears that the shooter, who I will not name, has claimed another innocent victim.  Riverview sales, who had done nothing illegal, is now defunct.  Josh Koskoff is attempting to claim more innocent victims.  This is the ploy that was hatched by disarmists that led to the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA).

The stated purpose was always to bankrupt innocent companies through frivolous lawsuits.  The PLAA forbids that, and allows for the rewarding of court costs and lawyers fees if the attempted lawsuit fails.   There are exceptions in the law for the usual problems of negligence.  One of those is negligent entrustment, where a person supplies a gun to someone who they know is not allowed to have one.  As the gun manufacturer had nothing to do with supplying the AR-15 to the shooter, who, after all committed murder of his own mother to obtain it, this is an enormous stretch.

The theory that Josh Koskoff attempts to make is this.  From courant.com:

In a 48-page brief arguing against dismissal of the case, attorney Josh Koskoff is trying to establish that the common law theory of negative entrustment applies to the introduction of the AR-15 into the market

[marktwain]

This is exactly the type of frivious lawsuit the PLAA was designed to prevent.

I suspect that Josh knows he will lose, but he wants the media time and expects to rack up points with the "progressive" establishment.

[Pollster1]

Why not sue Honda also? The murderer used a Honda Civic to transport himself to the school. The absurdity of these lawsuits disgusts me. First, it’s irrational to blame the manufacturer of a product that performed as intended when a person chose to misuse that product. Second, it’s unspeakably sleazy for parents to use the death of their children to get rich in a frivolous lawsuit. Third, the law is supposed to prevent these unfounded lawsuits. Liberals disgust me.

[MileHi]

I hope Josh Koskoff is disbarred and has to personally pay the expenses of the defendants for this stunt.

[demkicker]

My gosh - does Valerie Jarrett have a twin brother?

[PROCON]

Hoo boy, I hope we don't get the Sandy Hook Was a HOAX crowd here.

[knarf]

Isn't COLT in Connecticut ?

(I spelled it out to show off)

[PROCON]

[nascarnation]

She’s only 77 (although she looked that old 20 yrs ago), so rested and ready to be Hillary’s AG, yes?

[Chickensoup]

CT, was the home of Colt.

[Forty-Niner]

Except its “Colts.”

[knarf]

Naahhh ... they left Bal’d’mer and ended up in Indianapolis

[DoughtyOne]

[gundog]

I believe Remington is the manufacturer being sued. They’re owned by Cerberus, which is a George Soros concern.

[Forty-Niner]

While all of their arms say “Colt” the company name is Colt’s Manufacturing Company.

Cut and paste from their web site........

Copyright 2016 by Colt’s Manufacturing Company LLC

[knarf]

So ...

Is that a COLT you have strapped on ...

or a COLT'S ?

[Forty-Niner]

I think its a “Colt” made by Colt’s Manufacturing Company LLC.

Actually I just call it a 1911 Auto.......