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2022
Remington reaches $73 million settlement with Sandy Hook families
Settlement
Families of children killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School announced a $73 million settlement with Remington in a lawsuit filed in 2015. The families alleged that Remington's marketing of the Bushmaster rifle contributed to the harm; the settlement agreement was executed, and the article reports no determination of those allegations.
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The families of the victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting have reached a settlement agreement with the gunmaker Remington. The $73 million settlement marks the first time a gun manufacturer has been held liable for a mass shooting in the United States.
Family members of children killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut years ago on Feb. 15 announced a $73 million settlement with Remington Arms Company.
An agreement has “been executed between the parties,” lawyers for the families, who sued Remington in 2015, told the court in a filing.