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« A judge with a sense of irony | Main | New article on Bruen »

Brady Campaign ditches client

Posted by David Hardy · 24 February 2023 01:32 PM

Story at The Reload. Brady brought a lawsuit on their behalf against gun dealers and manufacturers, trying to get around federal and state laws providing that you can't sue on a theory of "you sold the gun, so you are responsible for its criminal use." They lost, and Colorado law allows recovery of attorneys' fees.

Brady Campaign announced, "Nonprofits like Brady do not have the financial funds to pay for unsuccessful suits that clients decide to bring, which is why we always make clear to clients the financial risks involved in these lawsuits." Their clients had to file for bankruptcy.

4 Comments | Leave a comment

Anonymous | February 25, 2023 8:48 AM | Reply

Notice the underlying events were in 2012 and the action dates from 2014.

Opinions on baseless actions will differ but surely clogging the courts with baseless actions is a bad thing.

Fyooz | February 25, 2023 9:30 PM | Reply

Barratry, anyone?

Fyooz | February 25, 2023 9:40 PM | Reply

"Sandy Phillips told The Colorado Sun. “So we’ve been trying to get [Colorado law on fee shifting] changed, and I think this year we might have a really good shot at having that happen.”"

Fair enough. But can such a law change retroact to allow the Phillipses to again file suit?

Richard | March 1, 2023 7:23 PM | Reply

Hahahaha

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