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"Move to let Gary gun-violence lawsuit proceed stirs debate; Some see landmark case; others call Gary suit unfounded"

"Move to let Gary gun-violence lawsuit proceed stirs debate; Some see landmark case; others call Gary suit unfounded": The Indianapolis Star yesterday contained an article that begins, "One by one, local governments have filed lawsuits that try to hold firearms manufacturers responsible for gun violence on city streets. And, one by one, the lawsuits have either been dismissed by courts or dropped. Until last week. In what gun control advocates quickly hailed as a landmark decision, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled last week that a lawsuit filed by the city of Gary can proceed toward trial. That leaves Gary as the last plaintiff standing among more than 30 cities and states that have sued the gun industry over the past decade -- and at the epicenter of a contentious debate."

Two Mondays ago at "The Indiana Law Blog," Marcia Oddi had this post reproducing the text of the Indiana Supreme Court's ruling

Full post as published by How Appealing on January 20, 2009 (boomark / email).