Gun Manufacturers Petition U.S. Supreme Court To Review Sandy Hook Suit Rulings

(August 6, 2019, 11:09 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Gun manufacturers petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court on Aug. 1 to review Connecticut Supreme Court rulings reinstating certain claims brought by the estates of victims killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting.  The petitioners argue that the state high court ruling erroneously broadens the scope of the federal Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act’s predicate exception (Remington Arms Co. LLC, et al. v. Donna L. Soto, et al., No. 19-168, U.S. Sup.)....