Foley Hoag LLP publishes this quarterly Update primarily concerning developments in product liability and related law from federal and state courts applicable to Massachusetts, but also featuring selected developments for New York and New Jersey.

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First Circuit Holds Federal Protection Of Lawful Commerce In Arms Act (“PLCAA”) Permits Most Of Mexico’s Claims Against Gun Manufacturers And Distributor For Costs Of Drug Cartels’ Gun Violence, As Allegations Of Knowingly Aiding And Abetting Sales By Dealers That Violated State and Federal Statutes Satisfies PLCAA’s “Predicate Exception” For Statutory Violations, And Claimed Damages Such As Healthcare And Law Enforcement Costs Due To Gun Violence Are Sufficiently Direct To Be Proximately Caused By The Violations...