Complaint against Remington, @lindyli/Twitter
July 8, 2021, 6:59 am*
The gun manufacturing company being sued by families of those killed during the Sandy Hook school massacre allegedly sent the families’ lawyers thousands of random cartoons when asked to turn over pertinent documents for the lawsuit.
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Remington Arms, the bankrupted company that manufactured one of the weapons used to kill 20 children and six of their teachers on December 14, 2012, has been facing down a lawsuit from nine of the victims’ families for almost seven years now. The lawsuit alleges that the rifle was “knowingly marketed and promoted…for use in assaults against human beings.”
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While Remington previously insisted that it was “devoting extensive resources to making what it described as ‘substantial’ document productions” in an effort to turn over evidence to the plaintiffs, the lawyers of the Sandy Hook families say that the 46,000 documents recently handed over included 18,000 cartoons, 15,000 pictures, and 2000 videos and GIFs, all of “random” things unrelated to the lawsuit at all.
After sorting out the Despicable Me memes, gender reveal videos, and pictures of Santa Clause, the lawyers reported that roughly 6606 of the 46,000 documents might contain useful information.
A complaint filed with the court alleges that this is a stalling tactic, meant to hinder their discovery.
“Remington’s…effort to lard its document production with cartoons and duplicate catalogues sends a strong message about the real motive here,” the attorneys said. “Remington is desperate to avoid a true review of the internal and external communications detailing its abusive marketing practices.”
Remington’s lead attorney, James Vogts, denied the accusation, claiming “incorrect representations, numerous half-truths, and important omissions by [families’] counsel.”
Gun manufacturers are usually protected from lawsuits, but as this pertained to marketing, which is heavily regulated, the case was allowed to continue. But it still remains a point of contention among those who want better gun control laws and those who don’t.
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Exactly. This is not how you treat people *grieving their murdered children*, even if you think they’re suing the wrong people for the wrong reasons. Just send the damn files.
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(@bullet_farmer) July 8, 2021
*First Published: July 8, 2021, 6:58 am
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