Originally Posted by The_Real_Hawkeye
So if a terrorist drives a Chevy into a crowd, killing twenty, the families of the dead can demand millions from Chevrolet? How stupid of Remington.


Change that Chevrolet to AM General/ HumVee, and have the plaintiffs argue the Company had

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marketing practices that praised the militaristic qualities of their rifles vehicles, potentially in violation of Connecticut law.


and the answer might be that the families of the dead could demand millions from HumVee.

I'd guess that in the financial situation Remington is in presently, they figure it's cheaper to avoid the court case than it is to just pay. Were they to lose, who knows what the award might be?

The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men.
In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
(Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)

member of the cabal of dysfunctional squirrels?