Dealing a setback to the city of Atlanta's suit against several gun manufacturers, a Fulton County judge threw out the city's strict product liability claims. The judge, M. Gino Brogdon agreed with gun makers that because the city is not a "natural person," it cannot bring suit under strict product liability law. Brogdon, however, saved the city's negligence claims for further consideration under future summary judgment motions.
October 28, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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Fulton State Court Judge M. Gino Brogdon Wednesday threw out part-and saved part-of Atlanta’s suit against gunmanufacturers.
Brogdon dismissed the city’s strict product liability claims, but saved the negligence claims for further consideration under futuresummary judgment motions. City of Atlanta v. Smith & Wesson, No. 99VS0149217J (Fult. St. filed Feb. 4, 1999).
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