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In Life-Saving Ruling, Fourth Circuit Judges Uphold Maryland’s Assault Weapons Ban; Everytown Law Responds
MARYLAND – In a life-saving majority decision, the en banc Fourth Circuit today ruled to uphold Maryland’s ban on assault weapons, in a 10-5…
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. …
Chicago Expands Glock Lawsuit, Seeks to Hold Glock’s Parent Company and Local Gun Dealers Accountable for Their Role in Endangering the City Through the Sale and Marketing of Easily Modified Glocks
Chicago moves forward with lawsuit, announces expansion to hold Glock accountable formanufacturing and selling pistols that can easily be turned into machine guns using…
MAJOR VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY IN THE COURTS: United States Supreme Court Reverses Fifth Circuit’s Extreme Rahimi Decision, Everytown Responds
NEW YORK – Today, in a life-saving decision in United States v. Rahimi, the United States Supreme Court reversed an extreme and…
ATF Rule Curbing Unlicensed Gun Dealing Takes Effect in 49 of 50 States, Single Federal Judge Issues Flawed and Dangerous Decision Halting Rule in Texas
Texas Judge Partially and Temporarily Restrains“Engaged in the Business Rule,” Which Clarifies that Private Commercial Gun Sellers Must Conduct Background Checks as Intended by …
District Court Rejects Sturm, Ruger & Co.’s Attempt to Move Civil Lawsuits on Behalf of Survivors of King Soopers Mass Shooting
The U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut Ruled in Favor of Plaintiff to Send the Lawsuits Back to State Court CONNECTICUT…
Supreme Court Grants Cert in Garland v. VanDerStok, Everytown for Gun Safety and Everytown Law Respond
NEW YORK – Today, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in Garland v. VanDerStok, which centers on a reckless decision from the Fifth…
Victory for Gun Safety in the Courts: Nevada Supreme Court Upholds Life-Saving Ghost Gun Ban, Ruling it Constitutional
Everytown Law, the nation’s largest and most experienced team of gun violence prevention litigators, and the Nevada chapter of Moms Demand Action,…
Federal Appellate Court Rejects Smith & Wesson’s “Unjustified” Attempt to Move Civil Lawsuits on Behalf of Victims of Highland Park Mass Shooting into Federal Court
Less than a week after oral argument, the Seventh Circuit ruled in favor of plaintiffs to send the lawsuits back to state court…
One Year Since the Mass Shooting at Old National Bank in Louisville, Co-Counsel Representing Survivors, Families of Those Lost or Impacted Release Statement
LOUISVILLE, KY – Today, the Thomas Law Offices, Everytown Law and Romanucci & Blandin, who together represent survivors as well as families who lost…
Everytown Law Announces Important Victory in City of Philadelphia Lawsuit Against Gun Shops That Facilitate Illegal Straw Purchasing of Firearms
Lawsuit alleging that several firearms vendors have engaged in illegal straw purchasing transactions which have supplied Philadelphia’s crime gun market and perpetuated gun violence…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Everytown Law Announces Significant Victory in Civil Lawsuits Arising From Buffalo Mass Shooting as Judge Denies YouTube’s, Reddit’s Motions to Dismiss
After Historic Ruling, Lawsuit Seeking to Hold Social Media Defendants Accountable for Their Role in Radicalizing Mass Shooter Proceeds to Discovery NEW YORK…
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…
Chicago Announces First-Of-Its-Kind Lawsuit Seeking to Hold Glock Accountable for Manufacturing and Selling Pistols That Can Easily Be Turned Into Machine Guns Using ‘Glock Switches’
Fully Automatic Modified Glocks Increasingly Turning Up at Crime Scenes in Chicago and Across the Country; Over 1,100 Modified Glocks Recovered by Chicago Police…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Law School’s Civil-Criminal Litigation Clinic Partners on Suit Against Online “Ghost Gun” Seller
The Law School’s Civil-Criminal Litigation Clinic is working with the group Everytown for Gun Safety on a lawsuit filed against the seller of a…
Michigan Man Who Was Accidently Shot in Face with Ghost Gun Sues Manufacturer and Former Friend
Michigan (WaPo) – A 19-year-old Michigan man who lost his right eye after being shot with a firearm made from a ghost gun kit…