Musings on the Remington/Sandy Hook Settlement and its Meaning for Consumer Product Manufacturers -

The families of nine victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting agreed to a landmark $73 million settlement of their lawsuit against Remington Arms Company, the manufacturer of the Bushmaster AR-15 rifle used in the school shooting. But this was not your typical products liability or wrongful death lawsuit and settlement. Both the settlement and the claims underlying it were somewhat nuanced.