http://www.wpri.com/Global/story.asp?S=4194649&nav=F2DO
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Judge Jack Weinstein says the new law does not apply to New York's case.
The new law bars lawsuits against gun makers or sellers, except for those lawsuits that allege they knowingly violated a law.
The city's case claims that gun suppliers violated public nuisance law by negligently and recklessly marketing its weapons. The judge says it fits the exception.
Gun manufacturers likely will appeal.
New York's suing several handgun suppliers, claiming they've created a public nuisance by fostering a situation that allowed widespread access to illegal firearms.
http://newyorkmetro.com/nymetro/news/crimelaw/features/893/
Judge 'hack' weinstein
Weinstein, Jack Bertrand
Born 1921 in Wichita, KS
Federal Judicial Service:
U. S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
Nominated by Lyndon B. Johnson on January 16, 1967, to a seat vacated by Leo R. Rayfiel; Confirmed by the Senate on April 14, 1967, and received commission on April 15, 1967. Served as chief judge, 1980-1988. Assumed senior status on March 1, 1993.
Education:
Brooklyn College, B.A., 1943
Columbia Law School, LL.B., 1948
Professional Career:
U.S. Navy Lieutenant, 1943-1946
Lecturer, Columbia University, 1948-1949
Law clerk, Hon. Stanley Fuld, New York State Court of Appeals, 1949-1950
Private practice, New York City, 1950-1952
Faculty, Columbia University Law School, 1952-1967
Professor of law, 1956-1967
Adjunct professor, 1967-1998
County attorney, Nassau County, New York, 1955-1957
Adjunct professor, Brooklyn Law School, 1987-present
Race or Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/tGetInfo?jid=2539
Appointed by johnson. What a surprise.
bang
Judicial activism. What else?