Litigation Against the Gun Industry (Rebroadcast)
Litigation sometimes addresses serious social problems that affect lots of people. Think about the lawsuits that disciplined Big Tobacco or today’s opioid suits.
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University of Illinois College of Law's Verity Winship
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But what does this kind of litigation look like if the product is guns instead of cigarettes or painkillers? A case brought after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School shows the limits and possibilities of litigation against the gun industry.