New Orleans Reckless Lawsuit
Dealt Crushing Defeat
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"...This dismissal is yet another blow to greedy trial lawyers seeking
enormous contingency fees and mayors seeking scapegoats to blame for their
own failure to enforce current laws and prosecute violent criminals..." |
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-- NRA-ILA Executive Director James Jay Baker |
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NRA-ILA Director
James Jay Baker |
The first city in the country to file a reckless lawsuit against gun
makers has now become the first to lose at the state supreme court level.
The Louisiana Supreme Court dismissed the City of New Orleans' lawsuit
against firearms manufacturers in a 5 to 2 decision on Tuesday.
The ruling
upholds the Louisiana state law passed last year that bars municipalities
from filing lawsuits against the firearms industry, and found that New
Orleans did not have the authority to continue with its suit once the
legislature passed the preemption law.
NRA-ILA Executive Director James Jay Baker hailed the ruling, citing the
dismissal as evidence of a continuing trend against efforts to hold a
legitimate industry liable for the criminal actions of third parties.
"This is a major victory for gun owners, taxpayers, and all who believe
that we must hold criminals accountable for their crimes," Baker said.
"The Louisiana Supreme Court has employed sound judgement and common sense
by upholding the state preemption law. These reckless lawsuits against the
firearms industry have no place in our judicial system."
Baker went on to
say, "This dismissal is yet another blow to greedy trial lawyers seeking
enormous contingency fees and mayors seeking scapegoats to blame for their
own failure to enforce current laws and prosecute violent criminals."
New Orleans Mayor Marc Morial (D) and his cabal of trial lawyers indicated
that they would likely continue to waste tax payer dollars by urging the
Louisiana Supreme Court to reconsider its ruling, or by appealing the
ruling to the Supreme Court of the United States.
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