US Gun Maker Asks US Supreme Court to Expedite Its Appeal of Mexico’s Lawsuit

Published on August 11, 2024

U.S. gun maker Smith & Wesson asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Aug. 8 for “immediate review” of its appeal in Mexico’s ongoing $10 billion lawsuit against American firearms companies. The request was made after a lower court on Aug. 7 threw out the case against six out of eight gun companies in the lawsuit that is pending in federal district court in Massachusetts. The decision left gun maker Smith & Wesson and gun wholesaler Interstate Arms remaining as defendants. In the suit, Mexico is seeking $10 billion from U.S. gun companies for allegedly flooding that country with firearms. Mexico blames the companies for a violent crime wave, saying their actions benefited criminal cartels....

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