Boston Federal Appeals Court sides with Mexico and reinstates suit against US Gun Manufacturers

[Rockrivr1]

Boston courts siding with a foreign country to support a suit against US Gun Makers. Here's my shocked face...... So when are we going to sue Mexico for the migrant border crisis or the drug infestation coming across the boarder or the Cartel crime allowed to come across the boarder, etc. etc. etc. Oh that's right, NEVER.... This country can suck the big one sometimes.

Boston US appeals court revives $10bn lawsuit by Mexico against American gunmakers​

A US appeals court on Monday revived a $10bn lawsuit by Mexico seeking to hold American gun manufacturers responsible for facilitating the trafficking of weapons to drug cartels across the US-Mexico border.

The Boston-based 1st US circuit court of appeals overturned a lower-court judge’s decision dismissing the case on the grounds that a US law barred Mexico from suing Smith & Wesson Brands, Sturm, Ruger & Co and others.

Judge William Kayatta, writing for the three-judge panel, said that while the law can be applied to lawsuits by foreign governments, Mexico’s lawsuit “plausibly alleges a type of claim that is statutorily exempt from the PLCAA’s general prohibition”.

US appeals court revives $10bn lawsuit by Mexico against American gunmakers

Case seeks to hold manufacturers responsible for coordinating weapons trafficking to drug cartels across the US-Mexico border

www.theguardian.com

 

[not new guy]

Another gift to America from Obama

 

[upcountry]

Incredible.....

 

[GL2020]

Whiskey-Tango-Foxtrot ?

 

[HorizontalHunter]

Whiskey-Tango-Foxtrot ?

This

 

[SpaceCritter]

I'm guessing tomorrow's Epoch Times will have some in-depth coverage, including who the judges are and who appointed them.

 

[Parker Schreiber]

Two words — 1st Circuit

 

[StevieP]

Who TF are they to decide?

Don't all American gun manufacturers obey American laws wrt selling through distributors and FFLs? If no American laws were broken, then Mexico can FOAD.

 

[HorizontalHunter]

Who TF are they to decide?

Don't all American gun manufacturers obey American laws wrt selling through distributors and FFLs? If no American laws were broken, then Mexico can FOAD.

Exactly.


We should be suing Mexico for supporting and maintaining the pipeline of illegal aliens.

 

[Toast]

Two words — 1st Circuit

Words to remember for all the "Let the state pass what they want, we'll beat it in court" folks. Maybe someday, but only after losing at trial, losing at the appeal panel, and then losing at the full circuit before rolling the dice at SCOTUS. It will take years to run that list.

 

[hunt4riches]

Two words — 1st Circuit

Good luck fighting the everything-bill the state is trying to pass.... Toast nailed it...

 

[Qwikdraw45]

Guess it's time for Mexico to increase its border security, huh?

 

[Dennis in MA]

Yeah. "We're from Mexico. We're suing gun manufacturers. Can we pick a court that will just allow us to do whatever we want?"

"Oh sure. Pick whatever."

(I assume it's b/c up to one of the guns was a S&W.)

I can't wait for this to filter all the way to the Supremes and they give it the whole "Are you F'ing kidding me?" opinion.

You wonder who is paying the Mexican legal bills.

 

[SpaceCritter]

Yeah. "We're from Mexico. We're suing gun manufacturers. Can we pick a court that will just allow us to do whatever we want?"

"Oh sure. Pick whatever."

(I assume it's b/c up to one of the guns was a S&W.)

I can't wait for this to filter all the way to the Supremes and they give it the whole "Are you F'ing kidding me?" opinion.

You wonder who is paying the Mexican legal bills.

By all appearances, several of the Berobed have been Gotten To. So don't count your chickens.

 

[paul73]

Words to remember for all the "Let the state pass what they want, we'll beat it in court" folks. Maybe someday, but only after losing at trial, losing at the appeal panel, and then losing at the full circuit before rolling the dice at SCOTUS. It will take years to run that list.

just too incredible to assume that the court filled with diversity to the edge will stand on the side of the enemies of the country which interests the court was supposed to serve, right?
yeah, right...

 

[jkelly1229]

It would be really cool if you couldn't cherry pick your court

 

[allen-1]

How about if Mexico sues the ATF for gunrunning?

Fast and Furious

 

[SpaceCritter]

How about if Mexico sues the ATF for gunrunning?

Fast and Furious

I'm sure the suit that has just been given new life was filed by MX at the behest of the Hive, so... no. Besides, you can only sue .gov with .gov's permission.

 

[Lank]

Mexico and US libtards conspiring again the second amendment

 

[DJBrad]

Mexico and US libtards conspiring again the second amendment

As polarization in the political sphere continues I would hope that these conspirators face retribution.

 

[Kevin_NH]

Here's the full decision.

Legal theory in Estados Unidos Mexicanos v. Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. et al is that the defendants “aided and abetted the knowingly unlawful downstream trafficking of their guns into Mexico"

 

[Coyote33]

I'm sure the suit that has just been given new life was filed by MX at the behest of the Hive, so... no. Besides, you can only sue .gov with .gov's permission.

Can someone translate?

Here's the full decision.
Legal theory in Estados Unidos Mexicanos v. Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. et al is that the defendants “aided and abetted the knowingly unlawful downstream trafficking of their guns into Mexico"

Thought this was about Fast & Furious at first. :-(