BRADY CENTER TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE LEGAL ACTION PROJECT LITIGATION DOCKET January 2012 January 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS LAWSUITS CONCERNING NEGLIGENT GUN DISTRIBUTION ........................................ 5 Arce & Lopez v. Badger Guns, et al................................................................................... 5 City of Gary v. Smith & Wesson Corp.............................................................................. 6 Gilland v. Sportsmen’s Outpost, Inc................................................................................ 8 Kim v. Coxe ...................................................................................................................... 9 Kunisch & Norberg v. Badger Guns, et al......................................................................... 11 Shirley v.Glass, et al.. ..................................................................................................... 12 Tuft & Hinckley v. Rocky Mountain Enterprises, Inc. et al.......................................... 13 Williams v. Beemiller, Inc. et al....................................................................................... 15 IMPORTANT PAST CASES .................................................................................................. 17 Anderson v. Bryco........................................................................................................... 17 Arnold v. American Security et al................................................................................... 18 Conrad Johnson, et al. v. Bull’s Eye Shooter Supply, et al............................................ 19 Hernandez v. Kahr, Inc................................................................................................... 21 Hopper v. Wal-Mart Stores............................................................................................ 23 Jefferson v. Rossi............................................................................................................. 24 Johnson v. Carter’s Country .......................................................................................... 25 Lemongello & McGuire v. Will Jewelry and Loan et al.................................................. 26 Municipal Lawsuits Summary........................................................................................ 28 Oliver v. Lou's Loans, et al. ............................................................................................ 31 Tucker v. Cary Jewelry & Pawn, et al............................................................................ 32 LAWSUITS CONCERNING DEFECTIVE GUN DESIGNS........................................................... 33 Adames v. Beretta........................................................................................................... 33 IMPORTANT PAST CASES .................................................................................................. 34 Dix v. Beretta................................................................................................................... 34 Grunow v. Valor Corp.................................................................................................... 35 Maxfield v. Bryco Arms, et al. ....................................................................................... 37 Ryan v. Koehler Int’l....................................................................................................... 37 Smith v. Bryco................................................................................................................. 38 LAWSUITS CONCERNING SAFE GUN STORAGE...................................................................... 39 Commonwealth v. Runyan ............................................................................................. 39 IMPORTANT PAST CASES .................................................................................................. 40 Estate of Heck v. Stoffer................................................................................................. 40 Jupin v. Kask.................................................................................................................. 41 ii January 2012 LAWSUITS CONCERNING ASSAULT WEAPONS....................................................................... 42 Estate of Pascal Charlot v. Bushmaster Firearms, Inc.................................................... 42 IMPORTANT PAST CASES .................................................................................................. 43 Merrill v. Navegar............................................................................................................ 43 LITIGATION DEFENDING AND UPHOLDING GUN LAWS........................................................ 45 American Academy of Pediatrics, Florida Chapter, et al. v. Gov. Rick Scott.................... 45 Assoc. of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs v. The City of Jersey City......................... 46 Bateman v. Perdue........................................................................................................... 46 Benson v. City of Chicago ............................................................................................... 47 Birdt v. Beck.................................................................................................................... 47 Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence v. Kempthorne............................................ 47 City of Cleveland v. State of Ohio ................................................................................... 49 Commonwealth v. DePina ............................................................................................... 49 D’Cruz v. ATF................................................................................................................ 50 D’Cruz v. McCraw......................................................................................................... 51 Dearth v. Holder.............................................................................................................. 51 District of Columbia v. Heller......................................................................................... 51 Doe v. Wilmington Housing Authority .......................................................................... 52 GeorgiaCarry.org v. City of Atlanta................................................................................. 53 GeorgiaCarry.org v. State of Georgia................................................................................ 53 Hain v. DeLeo................................................................................................................. 54 Heller v. District of Columbia......................................................................................... 54 Jackson v. City and County of San Francisco................................................................ 55 Kachalsky v. Cacace ........................................................................................................ 55 McDonald v. City of Chicago.......................................................................................... 56 Mishaga v. Monken......................................................................................................... 56 Montana Shooting Sports Assoc. v. Holder..................................................................... 57 Moore v. Madigan........................................................................................................... 58 Muller v. Maenza............................................................................................................ 58 National Shooting Sports Foundation v. ATF.................................................................. 58 Nordyke v. King.............................................................................................................. 59 National Rifle Association v. City of Philadelphia......................................................... 60 National Rifle Association v. City of Pittsburgh.............................................................. 61 Ohio v. Tomas................................................................................................................. 62 Palmer v. District of Columbia......................................................................................... 62 Pena v. Cid....................................................................................................................... 62 Peruta v. County of San Diego......................................................................................... 63 Peterson v. LaCabe .......................................................................................................... 64 Richards v. Prieto............................................................................................................. 64 Sykes v. McGinness....................................................................................................... 64 Shepard v. Madigan. ....................................................................................................... 65 iii January 2012 State of Tennessee, et al. v. Cooper, Jr.......................................................................... 65 Students for Concealed Carry on Campus v. Regents of Univ. of Colorado..................... 66 U.S. v. Frechette ............................................................................................................. 67 U.S. v. Hayes..................................................................................................................