The CITY OF CHICAGO and the County of Cook, Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v.
BERETTA U.S.A. CORPORATION; Pietro Beretta Sp. A.; Browning Arms Company.; Bryco Arms Inc.; Colt's Manufacturing Company, Inc.; Davis Industries, Inc.; Glock, Inc.; Glock Gmbh; Hi-Point Firearms; H & R 1871, Inc.; International Armament Corporation; Carl Walther Gmbh; Lorcin Engineering Company, Inc; Kel-Tec CNC Industries, Inc.; Navegar, Inc.; Phoenix Arms; Raven Arms, Inc.; Smith & Wesson Corporation; Sturm, Ruger And Company, Inc; Sundance Industries, Inc.; Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc.; Forjas Taurus, S.A.; B.L. Jennings, Inc.; Faber Brothers, Inc.; Riley's, Inc.; ABN Sports Supply, Inc., a/k/a Ashland Shooting Supplies, Inc.; Universal Firearms, Ltd.; B & H Sports, Ltd.; Breit & Johnson Sporting Goods, Inc.; Chicago Ridge Gun Shop & Range, Inc.; John Riggio, Jr.; Elizabeth Riggio; Jim Riggio; Gun World, Inc.; Midwest Sporting Goods Company; The Sportsman's Center/Illinois Gun Works, Ltd.; Shore Galleries, Inc.; The Sports Authority, Inc.; and Donald R. Beltrame, Defendants-Appellees.
Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
November 4, 2002.
Supplemental Opinion Upon Grant of Rehearing March 7, 2003.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Mara S. Georges, Corporation Counsel of City of Chicago, Chicago (Lawrence Rosenthal, Deputy Corporation Counsel, Benna Ruth Solomon, Chief Assistant Corporation Counsel, Suzanne M. Loose, Assistant Corporation Counsel, of counsel), Roger Pascal, Thomas B. Quinn, Ronald Safer, Robert Rivkin, Schiff, Hardin & Waite, Chicago, Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney for the County of Cook, Chicago (Thomas Rieck and Mark Pera, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), Michael J. Hayes, Patrick McKey, John T. Roach, Lisa Martin, Gardner, Carton & Douglas, Chicago (David Kairys, of counsel, Philadelphia, PA) for Appellants.
Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, Chicago (James P. Dorr, Sarah L. Olson, Lisa S. Simmons, of counsel), James Valentino, Jr., Algoma, WI, M. Leslie Kite, Ana Maria Downs, Law Offices of Loretta M. Griffin, Richard J. Leamy, Jr., Wiedner & McAuliffe, Ltd., Chicago, Melissa Anne Maye, Yorkville, Lora E. Minichillo, Kenneth H. Denberg, Schwartz & Freeman, Irving Levinson, John A. Galotto, Piper, Marbury, Rudnick & Wolfe, William N. Howard, Daniel J. Voelker, Freeborn & Peters, Chicago, for Appellees.
Steven L. Baron, D'Ancona & Pflaum LLC, Locke E. Bowman, Michael Schaper, Jonathan K. Baum, Katten Muchin Zavis, Nathan P. Eimer, Scott C. Solberg, Adam B. Deutsch, Eimer Stahl Klevorn & Solberg, Chicago, for Amici Curiae.
James M. Beck, Pepper Hamilton LLP, of Philadelphia, PA, Hugh F. Young, Jr., Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc., Reston, VA, for Amicus Curiae,
Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.
Justice COUSINS delivered the opinion of the court:
The City of Chicago (City) and the County of Cook (County) (collectively, plaintiffs) filed suit against 18 firearm manufacturers, 4 firearm distributors and 11 firearm dealers (collectively, defendants). Plaintiffs' original complaint asserted one count for public nuisance and one count for negligent entrustment. The negligent entrustment count was dismissed. Plaintiffs' second amended complaint, inter alia,...
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