Remington Reaches Settlement , With Families of Sandy Hook Tragedy.
CNN reports gun manufacturer Remington has reached a financial settlement for the families of the five children and four adults murdered in the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting.
The settlement is reportedly
worth $73 million.
These nine families have shared a single goal from the very beginning: , Josh Koskoff, attorney for Sandy Hook families, via CNN.
to do whatever they
could to help prevent
the next Sandy Hook. , Josh Koskoff, attorney for Sandy Hook families, via CNN.
It is hard to imagine an outcome that better accomplishes that goal. , Josh Koskoff, attorney for Sandy Hook families, via CNN.
The families of Sandy Hook filed the
lawsuit against Remington in 2014.
It alleged the gun manufacturer be considered partially responsible for the school shooting due to the companies advertising strategies.
Lawyers for the families alleged
Remington marketed their rifles as military-style combat weapons.
which violates laws meant to
prevent such advertising practices.
This victory should serve as a wake-up call not only to the gun industry, , Josh Koskoff, attorney for Sandy Hook families, via CNN.
but also the insurance
and banking companies that prop it up. , Josh Koskoff, attorney for Sandy Hook families, via CNN