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Litigation’s Role in Gun Safety Advocacy: An Interview With Adam Skaggs of Giffords
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Litigation’s Role in Gun Safety Advocacy: An Interview With Adam Skaggs of Giffords

Litigation’s Role in Gun Safety Advocacy: An Interview With Adam Skaggs of Giffords

October 14th, 2022|Categories: Emerging Litigation & Risk, HB Emerging Law Notes|Tags: adam skaggs, emerging litigation, emerging litigation podcast, giffords law center, gun liability, gun safety, hb litigation, litigation articles, litigation settlements, Tom Hagy|

Read the article We’re closing in on 400 million guns in America, weapons that have been used to kill 1.5 million Americans between 1968 and 2017. Can litigation be an effective tool in curbing this loss of life? In 2020 alone there were more than 45,000 gun deaths. The beyond tragic and senseless mass shootings at schools has become all too routine. Most Americans want stricter gun laws which they believe will reduce the senseless killing in our country, which leads the world in both the number of privately owned firearms and gun-related deaths. The Supreme Court, of course, didn't take public opinion into account when it struck down a more than century old New York City ban on concealed firearms. Politicians do, however, pay close attention to polls. At the federal level, President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan law designed to make Americans [...]

Litigation’s Role in Gun Safety Advocacy with Adam Skaggs

August 3rd, 2022|Categories: ELP, Emerging Litigation & Risk, HB Emerging Law Notes|Tags: adam skaggs, emerging litigation, emerging litigation podcast, giffords law center, gun liability, gun safety, hb litigation, litigation articles, litigation settlements, Tom Hagy|

We’re closing in on 400 million guns in America, weapons that have been used to kill 1.5 million Americans between 1968 and 2017. Can litigation be an effective tool in curbing this loss of life? In 2020 alone there were more than 45,000 gun deaths. The beyond tragic and senseless mass shootings at schools has become all too routine. Most Americans want stricter gun laws which they believe will reduce the senseless killing in our country, which leads the world in both the number of privately owned firearms and gun-related deaths. The Supreme Court, of course, didn't take public opinion into account when it struck down a more than century old New York City ban on concealed firearms. Politicians do, however, pay close attention to polls. At the federal level, President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan law designed to make Americans safer in our gun-toting nation. [...]

The Shifting Gun Liability Landscape: Plaintiffs Say Companies are Marketing Illegally, Insurers End Up Paying

March 7th, 2022|Categories: Emerging Litigation & Risk, HB Emerging Law Notes, New Featured Post for Home Page|Tags: emerging litigation, emerging litigation podcast, gun insurance, gun liability, hb litigation, litigation articles|

The Author Charlie spent more than four decades with General Reinsurance, three-quarters of which as the company’s Emerging Issues Officer. One colleague described him as “one of the most prescient and gifted industry futurists I have met in my 36 year professional career within the insurance industry. Entertaining and insightful, his ability to digest and communicate complex issues, many before they are readily apparent, is both a gift and a talent.” Charlie is also a member of the Editorial Board of Advisors for the Journal on Emerging Issues in Litigation. The Shifting Gun Liability Landscape: Plaintiffs Say Companies are Marketing Illegally, Insurers End Up Paying By Charlie Kingdollar On Feb. 15, 2022, Remington Arms, manufacturer of the Bushmaster AR15-style rifle agreed to pay $73 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the families of nine of the victims [...]