New Jersey can sue gun companies under public nuisance law, federal appeals panel rules

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Judge Zahid N. Quraishi had temporarily blocked the law from taking effect earlier this year.

“Because the Foundation’s case is not yet fully formed, we will vacate the preliminary injunction and remand with instructions to dismiss this action for lack of jurisdiction,” the court wrote.

The sports foundation disagreed with the decision and noted that it did not say the state law doesn’t violate the federal commerce act, but “it clearly does.” The Murphy administration signed the public nuisance law as part of a series of gun reforms. It is a relatively new approach that would allow the state to sue the firearms industry over public nuisance violations for the “sale, manufacturing, distribution, importing, or marketing of a gun-related product.” The state attorney general, Matt Platkin,“with the specific mandate of bringing civil enforcement actions against firearm companies.

 

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