United States Ninth Circuit

District Court's dismissal is reversed as plaintiffs have stated a cognizable claim under California tort law for negligence and public nuisance against the manufacturers and distributor of the guns used in shootings. Dismissal in favor of all other defendants, however is affirmed.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/03/2003
• Decided 11/20/2003
• Published 11/20/2003

Judges

• Before HALL, THOMAS, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Peter Nordberg,Berger & Montague, P.C., Philadelphia, PA, and Sayre Weaver, The Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence, Washington, D.C., for the plaintiffs-appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Christopher Renzulli and John F. Renzulli, Renzulli, Pisciotti & Renzulli, LLP, New York, NY;  Mark T. Palin, Arter & Hadden, LLP, Irvine, CA, for defendant-appellee Glock, Inc. and defendants-appellees RSR Management Corp. and RSR Group Nevada, Inc., Daniel K. Dik and Todd E. Croutch, Fonda & Fraser, LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for defendant-appellee Quality Parts Co., sued as Bushmaster Firearms., Charles H. Dick, Jr., and Colin H. Murray, Baker & McKenzie, San Diego, CA, for defendant-appellee China North Industries Corp.