Jury selection is scheduled for September. Supreme Court in 2019, the case is scheduled to go to court soon. Meanwhile, after two bankruptcy filings by Remington and years of legal tussles that reached the U.S. The offer this week would distribute only about $3.7 million to each family.Ī lawyer for the families told the BBC they would "consider their next steps" regarding the proposed settlement. In court documents earlier this year, they argued that wrongful death settlements could reach $225 million and expected total punitive claims could exceed $1 billion. However, the sum falls far short of what families have previously said they expected.
The offer, presented by the now-bankrupt gun-makers in court documents on Tuesday, comes just a day after a judge denied the company's request to dismiss the lawsuit. They claim the gun-maker is liable for the deaths of six adults and 20 children as the manufacturer and marketer of the Bushmaster assault-style rifle used in the 2012 massacre.Īfter a years-long legal battle with the maker of the rifle used in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, some of the victims' families are deliberating over a $33 million settlement offer from Remington Arms.
Nine families are involved in the lawsuit against now-bankrupt Remington Arms.
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