In the concurring opinion, judges stated the lawsuit could be precluded by the state’s long-arm statute, which usually allows litigation against out-of-state parties who do substantial business in New York. (Photo: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg)
A gun dealer from Ohio who sold a firearm that was eventually trafficked into New York and used illegally in a shooting cannot be sued in state court by the victim of that crime, the New York Court of Appeals ruled Thursday in a majority opinion written by Chief Judge Janet DiFiore.
Chief Judge DiFiore
The decision is expected to have wide-ranging implications on the ability of gun-crime victims in New York to bring civil litigation against out-of-state gun sellers whose products are used to perpetrate the crime against them.
