CITY OF PHILADELPHIA v. BERETTA U.S.A. CORP., 01-1118
Gun manufacturers cannot be liable under negligence, negligent entrustment, or public nuisance theories for costs incurred by plaintiffs associated with the criminal use of handguns.
Appellate Information
- Argued 12/06/2001
- Decided 01/11/2002
- Published 01/11/2002
Judges
- Before ALITO, AMBRO, and GREENBERG, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Third Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Kenneth I. Trujillo, City Solicitor, William R. Thompson, Chair of Litigation, Richard Feder, Chief Deputy City Solicitor, Appeals Marcia Berman (argued), Deputy City Solicitor, Appeals EliseM. Bruhl, Assistant City Solicitor, Appeals MaryF. Dixon, Assistant City Solicitor, Appeals City of Philadelphia Law Department, Michael J. Boni, Kohn, Swift & Graf, Philadelphia, PA, Richard Lewis, Alexander Barnett, Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll, West Tower, Washington, DC, Robert Nelson, Jonathan Selbin, Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, San Francisco, CA, Christopher R. Booth, Jr., Booth & Tucker, Philadelphia, PA, Attorneys for appellants., James M. Beck, Pepper Hamilton, Philadelphia, PA, Hugh F. Young, Jr., Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc., Reston, VA, Attorneys for amicus curiae Product Liability Advisory Council.
- For Appellees:
- Lawrence S. Greenwald (argued), Catherine A. Bledsoe, Gordon, Feinblatt, Rothman, Hoffberger & Hollander, Baltimore, MD, Louis R. Moffa, Jr., Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis, Cherry Hill, NJ, Attorneys for appellee Beretta U.S.A. Corp., Eric A. Weiss, Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin, Philadelphia, PA, William M. Griffin, III, Jonann Coniglio, Friday, Eldredge & Clark, Little Rock, AR, Attorneys for appellee Browning, Inc., Robert E. Scott, Jr., Scott H. Phillips, Semmes, Bowen & Semmes, Baltimore, MD, Debra S. Dunne, Thorp, Reed & Armstrong, Philadelphia, PA, Michael C. Hewitt, Bruinsma & Hewitt, Costa Mesa, CA, Attorneys for appellee Bryco Arms, Inc., Thomas E. Fennell (argued), Michael L. Rice, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Dallas, TX, John E. Iole, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Pittsburgh, PA, Attorneys for appellee Colts Manufacturing Co., Inc., John F. Renzulli, Renzulli & Rutherford, New York, NY, Attorneys for appellee Glock, Inc. and Kel-Tec CNC, Industries, Inc., Bradley T. Beckman, Beckman & Associates, Philadelphia, PA, Michael I. Branisa, Michael J. Zomcik, Tarics & Carrington, Houston, TX, Attorneys for appellee Phoenix Arms., Jeffrey S. Nelson, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, Kansas City, MO, Robert C. Heim, George M. Gowen, III, Dechert, Price & Rhoads, Philadelphia, PA, Attorneys for appellee Smith & Wesson Corp., Inc., Robert N. Spinelli, Catherine Jasons, Kelley, Jasons, McGuire & Spinelli, Philadelphia, PA, James P. Dorr, Sarah L. Olson, Jeffrey A. McIntyre, Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, Chicago, IL, Attorneys for appellee Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc., Timothy A. Bumann, Budd, Larner, Gross, Rosenbaum, Greenberg & Sade, Atlanta, GA, Christina Fichera Dente, Budd, Larner, Gross, Rosenbaum, Greenberg & Sade, Short Hills, NJ, Attorneys for appellee Taurus International Firearms.