Remington Arms Co. has agreed to replace the trigger mechanism in as many as 8 million of its iconic Model 700 bolt-action rifles, according to the terms of a settlement in a putative class action that alleged a defect allowed the rifle to fire even when the trigger is not pulled.
The proposed agreement to settle Pollard v. Remington, filed on Dec. 5 in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, followed years of legal combat, thousands of consumer complaints, reports of more than 100 serious injuries and deaths and an earlier recall of thousands of what is called the world’s most popular hunting rifle, one favored by elements of the U.S. military and law enforcement.
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