The production companies involved with Tom Cruise‘s “American Made,” formerly known as “Mena,” is getting hit by a wrongful death lawsuit, TheWrap has learned. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the family of Carlos Berl, the pilot who died when a plane carrying him and two others crashed during production in Colombia in September 2015. The complaint alleges that the production companies …
Earlier this year we reported on the backlash surrounding a controversial gun control documentary, Under the Gun, produced by Katie Couric. Much of the backlash stemmed from a scene where Couric asked members of the Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL) a question about background checks. In the final edit, additional time was added between the question and the response, making it appear as …
Virginia gun rights activists have filed a $12 million defamation lawsuit against Katie Couric and other makers of a documentary over an edit they say misrepresented …
A convicted felon walked into an Indianapolis sporting goods store with a friend in December 2011. In the presence of a store employee, the felon pointed out the handgun he wanted, and the friend purchased it for him a few hours later, a lawsuit alleges. Two months later, the felon, Demetrious Martin, used the handgun to shoot Dwayne Runnels, an …
The federal judge overseeing a proposed class action settlement involving millions of allegedly defective Remington firearms says the parties can go ahead with a revised plan to notify gun owners of their right to get the triggers replaced. But in a unique twist, the judge is delaying final approval of the settlement until he sees how many people file claims. The case involves Remington’s …
A California gun rights group has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to overturn the …
Troy Ave, the rapper accused of the shooting death of his friend backstage at a T.I.
The gun maker at the center of a wrongful death lawsuit brought by 10 families of Sandy Hook massacre victims has asked the judge for a second time to dismiss the case. The motion by Remington earlier this week in Bridgeport Superior Court is a common pretrial tactic in a case that is anything but common. The families’ claim that Remington …
July 27 — A settlement agreement over allegedly defective pistols between Brazilian gunmaker
Forjas Taurus S.A. and a plaintiff representing a class of gun owners has received
final approval from a federal judge (Carter v. Forjas Taurus, S.A., 2016 BL 236801
S.D. Fla., No. 1:13-cv-24583 , settlement approved
7/22/16
).
A Connecticut judge is hearing arguments today to decide whether the families of the victims of the Sandy Hook school tragedy can sue the maker of the AR-15 rifle that was used in the 2012 massacre. Judge Barbara Bellis of State Superior Court in Bridgeport heard from lawyers on both sides of the high-profile case. Some of the families of the 26 victims of Adam Lanza’s killing spree at Sandy …