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Glock must face city of Chicago lawsuit over ease of machine gun conversion
Chicago, IL (Reuters) – Glock must face a lawsuit filed by the city of Chicago over claims it knowingly sells pistols that can be easily…
Lawsuit alleges ‘ghost-gun’ seller sold kit to Louisville teen, who took his own life
This story discusses suicide and mental health issues. If you’re in crisis, help is available: Call the national 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988 or…
Lawsuit against Scheels over teen’s suicide in Eden Prairie store allowed to proceed to trial
(The Minnesota Star Tribune) — The trial will focus on whether Scheels and its employee were negligent in giving a handgun to a 19-year-old who…
Legal battle in court Tuesday: Social media’s role in Buffalo Tops shooting
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A number of the victims families in the 2022 Buffalo Tops Market mass shooting are taking on social media giants. This,…
Old National Bank shooting victims can sue gun seller and manufacturer, judge says
(Kentucky Public Radio) — Clearing its first major hurdle, a Jefferson County judge ruled Monday the victims of the 2023 Old National Bank shooting and…
Judge allows wrongful death suit against Scheels to proceed
(EPLN) — A Hennepin County judge denied a motion in early April to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit against Scheels All Sports and one of…
McFeely: Judge rules gun death lawsuit against Scheels can go forward
(Inforum) — Hennepin County (Minn.) District Court Judge Karen A. Janisch this week ruled that a wrongful death lawsuit against the Fargo-based sporting goods giant…
Baltimore, Maryland sue firearms titan Glock for alleged role in city’s gun crimes
Baltimore, Maryland (The Baltimore Sun) — Baltimore officials have filed a lawsuit against firearms manufacturer Glock, demanding that the Austrian-owned company do more to prevent its…
Baltimore sues Glock over handguns that can easily be converted to automatic weapons
Baltimore, Maryland (AP) — Baltimore is suing gunmaker Glock over design features that allow its handguns to be easily modified to become fully automatic weapons,…
Maryland leaders sue gun manufacturer Glock alleging company contributed to gun violence crisis
Baltimore, Maryland (CBS News) — Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown and Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott filed a lawsuit against major gun manufacturer Glock, alleging that…
Baltimore and Maryland sue Glock, Inc over modifications that make pistols fire like machine guns
Baltimore, Maryland (NPR) — Baltimore City and the state of Maryland are suing Glock, Inc in the Circuit Court of Maryland for Baltimore…
Md., Baltimore sue Glock over device enabling machine gun fire
Baltimore, Maryland (Washington Post) — In an attempt to keep fully automatic guns off the streets, Baltimore and Maryland authorities on Wednesday sued Glock, the…
Mother files wrongful death lawsuit against Scheels
Eden Prairie, MN (KARE11) – A new lawsuit filed Monday alleges Scheels could have prevented the death of a 19-year-old in 2022. Jordan Markie’s mother,…
Minnesota-based Scheels sued over man’s suicide by gun
Minneapolis, MN (CN) – The mother of a man who killed himself inside a Minnesota sporting goods store claims in a lawsuit filed Monday that…
Chicago expands historic lawsuit against Glock to go after parent company, local retailers
Chicago, IL (FOX 32) — The City of Chicago expanded its “first-of-its-kind” lawsuit against Glock to include the gun manufacturer’s parent company and two Chicago-area gun retailers. The lawsuit, filed…
Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit Filed in Connection to Tops Mass Shooting
Buffalo, NY (2WGRZ) – There’s new information about a lawsuit filed by some of the family members of the Tops shooting victims.
Lawsuit from Buffalo Shooting Survivors Against Reddit, YouTube to Move Forward
Buffalo, NY (ABC News) – A judge has allowed the lawsuit against YouTube and Reddit related to the 2022 deadly Tops supermarket…
Chicago Suing Gunmaker Glock for Selling Easily Convertible Weapons
Chicago, IL (Independent) — The City of Chicago is suing gun manufacturer Glock after law enforcement found more than a thousand firearms which had been converted into…
Chicago Sues Gunmaker Glock Over Conversions to Machine Guns
Chicago, IL (NBC 5) — The city of Chicago has sued Glock Inc., alleging the handgun manufacturer is facilitating the proliferation of illegal machine guns…
City Sues Gunmaker Glock Alleging Design Flaw that Allows Pistols to be Converted to Automatic
Chicago, IL (Chicago Tribune) — The city of Chicago has sued Glock, one of the largest firearms manufacturers in the world, accusing the gunmaker of…
Chicago Sues Glock Over Switch that Converts Pistols to Machine Guns
Chicago, IL (Washington Post) — A small switch that can be bought for as little as $20 or even 3D printed at home can convert…
Michigan Teen Who Alleges His Underage Friend Shot Him with a Ghost Gun in 2021 Sues an Online Supplier
Michigan (CNN) – A 19-year-old Michigan man who alleges in a lawsuit his then-best friend shot him in the face in 2021 with a ghost gun is suing…
Michigan Shooting Survivor Files Lawsuit Against Company That Sells Ghost Guns
Detroit, MI (CBS Detroit) — All it took was a credit card and the internet for Guy Boyd’s life to change forever. Boyd’s friend bought…
Everytown Law, University of Michigan Law School, and Bloch & White Announce Lawsuit Against Online Ghost Gun Seller for Illegally and Dangerously Selling Gun Building Kit to 17-Year-Old Too Young to Possess a Pistol
Purchaser Also Named in Lawsuit for Accidentally and Negligently Shooting his Friend with the Weapon ANN ARBOR, MI – Today, Everytown Law, the litigation arm…