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Estados Unidos Mexicanos v. Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. et al

  1. April 05, 2024

    Gunmakers Denied Stay In Mexico Lawsuit

    Gunmakers hoping to get the U.S. Supreme Court to take up their effort to end a lawsuit by the Mexican government seeking to hold them liable for arming drug cartels can't make an end run around the First Circuit to pause the case while they wait, a Massachusetts district judge said on Friday.

  2. March 11, 2024

    Mexico Says High Court Long Shot Not Worth Halting Gun Suit

    The Mexican government asked a Boston federal judge to keep its lawsuit against gun manufacturers moving along while the companies float what they referred to as "sky is falling" arguments to the U.S. Supreme Court challenging a First Circuit ruling that they are not immune from claims they aid and abet drug cartel violence.

  3. February 23, 2024

    US Gun Cos. Seek Time For Justices' Input On Mexico's Suit

    Gunmakers facing a recently revived lawsuit looking to hold them liable for firearms trafficking and cartel violence in Mexico on Friday asked a Boston federal judge to stand down and halt proceedings so the U.S. Supreme Court can have a chance to review the case.

  4. February 09, 2024

    US Gun Cos. Will Ask Justices To Toss Mexico Trafficking Suit

    Smith & Wesson, Glock, Baretta and other gun companies said during a hearing Friday that they will turn to the U.S. Supreme Court after the First Circuit revived a suit by the Mexican government that seeks to hold the firearms industry responsible for thousands of trafficked weapons.

  5. September 30, 2022

    Mass. Judge Disarms Mexico's Gun Trafficking Suit

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Friday tossed a lawsuit by Mexico seeking to hold the top U.S. firearms companies responsible for deaths caused by trafficked weapons, saying the suit is doomed by a federal law that shields gun manufacturers from litigation for the legal sale of firearms.

  6. April 12, 2022

    Mexico Suit Could Broaden Gun Co. Liability, Judge Hints

    A Boston federal judge suggested Tuesday that a suit by Mexico seeking to hold gun manufacturers responsible for deaths caused by trafficked weapons could prompt similar litigation by other nations, including a hypothetical Russian suit over the war in Ukraine.

  7. February 03, 2022

    Gunmakers Must Face Mexico Trafficking Suit, States Say

    A group of 14 state attorneys general argued Thursday that gunmakers should not be able to use a federal liability shield to duck a suit by Mexico seeking to hold the companies responsible for the violence and death caused by trafficked weapons.

  8. November 23, 2021

    US Gun Makers Slam Mexico's Suit Over Cartel Violence

    A group of U.S.-based gun manufacturers is firing back against a suit by Mexico seeking to hold them liable for weapons used by drug cartels, saying Mexico is trying to impose its own gun control policies on the United States and disregard the U.S.'s legislative and constitutional values.

  9. August 06, 2021

    Mexico's Suit Targets US Gun Industry's Liability Shield

    Mexico's recently filed lawsuit against major U.S. firearms companies claiming they have done nothing to stop the flow of guns across the border, leading to cartel-related bloodshed and scores of deaths, represents a renewed attack on a federal statute shielding the gun industry, experts said.

  10. August 04, 2021

    Mexico Hits US Firearms Cos. With Suit Over Gun Violence

    The Mexican government on Wednesday lodged a sweeping lawsuit seeking to hold the top U.S. firearms companies liable for facilitating the unlawful trafficking of guns to drug cartels and other criminals in Mexico.

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