The families of victims of the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting have reached a $2 million settlement with the City of Uvalde and filed a new lawsuit against Texas law enforcement officers over the massacre.
The settlement damages, per a statement shared with Rolling Stone, will be distributed to the families of 17 children killed, as well as the families of two children who were wounded (in total, 19 students were killed, along with two teachers). The agreement also includes several items aimed at improving the Uvalde police force and helping the community heal.
The settlement damages, per a statement shared with Rolling Stone, will be distributed to the families of 17 children killed, as well as the families of two children who were wounded (in total, 19 students were killed, along with two teachers). The agreement also includes several items aimed at improving the Uvalde police force and helping the community heal.
- 5/22/2024
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
A Week After The Massacre in Lewiston, Maine, left 18 dead, 13 wounded, and a swath of New England terrorized and on lockdown, the gun industry was thinking about its bottom line.
During a Nov. 1 quarterly-earnings call, Ruger CEO Christopher Killoy touted the company’s profits, and the sales boost from new products like its Sfar — a “small-frame auto-loading rifle,” chambered to fire devastating, high-caliber bullets.
The firearms press is enamored with this new assault rifle, touting it as “easy to carry, fast to the shoulder, and packing the punch of an old-school .30-caliber battle rifle.
During a Nov. 1 quarterly-earnings call, Ruger CEO Christopher Killoy touted the company’s profits, and the sales boost from new products like its Sfar — a “small-frame auto-loading rifle,” chambered to fire devastating, high-caliber bullets.
The firearms press is enamored with this new assault rifle, touting it as “easy to carry, fast to the shoulder, and packing the punch of an old-school .30-caliber battle rifle.
- 11/11/2023
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
A lawsuit brought by families of Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting victims against a gun manufacturer will be the subject of a limited series project.
Echo Lake Entertainment (Hulu’s The Great, The Girl From Plainville) is producing the project from Robin Swicord (When They See Us, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), Sarah Koskoff (Hello I Must Be Going) and Echo Lake’s Mary Jane Skalski, with consultation from several families involved in the suit.
Koskoff also has a personal connection to the story: Her brother, Josh Koskoff, was the plaintiffs’ lawyer in the case. Josh Koskoff will also consult on the project, which has yet to be to be shopped to potential outlets.
The limited series will tell the story of how nine Sandy Hook families sued to hold Remington Arms — at the time of the mass shooting owned by venture capital firm Cerberus Capital Management —accountable...
Echo Lake Entertainment (Hulu’s The Great, The Girl From Plainville) is producing the project from Robin Swicord (When They See Us, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), Sarah Koskoff (Hello I Must Be Going) and Echo Lake’s Mary Jane Skalski, with consultation from several families involved in the suit.
Koskoff also has a personal connection to the story: Her brother, Josh Koskoff, was the plaintiffs’ lawyer in the case. Josh Koskoff will also consult on the project, which has yet to be to be shopped to potential outlets.
The limited series will tell the story of how nine Sandy Hook families sued to hold Remington Arms — at the time of the mass shooting owned by venture capital firm Cerberus Capital Management —accountable...
- 2/1/2023
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A limited series about the Sandy Hook shooting and the ensuing eight-year legal battle between victims’ families and gun manufacturer Remington Arms has landed at Echo Lake Entertainment. Oscar nominee Robin Swicord (“When They See Us”) and Sarah Koskoff will create the show in consultation with several families directly affected by the tragedy and their attorneys.
Swicord, Koskoff and producer Mary Jane Skalski of Echo Lake Entertainment are teaming as executive producers to tell the story of the Sandy Hook case, which uncovered how a New York private equity firm purchased legacy American gun companies in the mid-2000s, effectively creating the equivalent of Big Pharma in the consumer arms industry. Swicord and Koskoff have followed the case closely and are consulting with several families who brought the lawsuit, as well as their attorney, Josh Koskoff (Sarah Koskoff’s brother).
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Swicord, Koskoff and producer Mary Jane Skalski of Echo Lake Entertainment are teaming as executive producers to tell the story of the Sandy Hook case, which uncovered how a New York private equity firm purchased legacy American gun companies in the mid-2000s, effectively creating the equivalent of Big Pharma in the consumer arms industry. Swicord and Koskoff have followed the case closely and are consulting with several families who brought the lawsuit, as well as their attorney, Josh Koskoff (Sarah Koskoff’s brother).
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- 2/1/2023
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- The Wrap
Remington, the maker of the rifle used in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, has reached a historic $73 million settlement with relatives of victims of the 2012 massacre, which left 20 children and 6 adults dead. The settlement marks the first time a gun manufacturer has been held accountable for a mass shooting in the United States.
The families’ lawsuit alleged that the gun manufacturer irresponsibly marketed the Bushmaster Ar-15-style rifle to at-risk young men like the school shooter through video games. The $73 million settlement comes less than a year after attorneys...
The families’ lawsuit alleged that the gun manufacturer irresponsibly marketed the Bushmaster Ar-15-style rifle to at-risk young men like the school shooter through video games. The $73 million settlement comes less than a year after attorneys...
- 2/15/2022
- by William Vaillancourt
- Rollingstone.com
For more than a decade, the gun industry has operated as though it enjoyed full legal immunity. A bill signed by George W. Bush in 2005, the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (Plcaa), appeared to offer just that: it broadly protected the industry from legal action by those victimized by guns. “The perception for the gun industry is: ‘We can’t get sued,’” Josh Koskoff, a Connecticut attorney representing families of the Newtown massacre told me in 2016. “‘We can be as unethical and as wild and aggressive in the marketing as we want.
- 3/15/2019
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been removed from Roku after the streaming platform faced fierce criticism from users, The New York Times reports.
Last year, Jones’ InfoWars channel, as well as his other media projects, were scrubbed from most major social media platforms and streaming services for violating various rules and standards. However, this week, Jones’ free channel became available on Roku devices, which are used by about 27 million people.
“After the InfoWars channel became available, we heard from concerned parties and have determined that the channel should be removed from our platform,...
Last year, Jones’ InfoWars channel, as well as his other media projects, were scrubbed from most major social media platforms and streaming services for violating various rules and standards. However, this week, Jones’ free channel became available on Roku devices, which are used by about 27 million people.
“After the InfoWars channel became available, we heard from concerned parties and have determined that the channel should be removed from our platform,...
- 1/16/2019
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
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