HAMILTON v. ACCU-TEK

No. CV-95-0049.

935 F.Supp. 1307 (1996)

Freddie HAMILTON, Administratrix of the Goods, Chattels and Credits of Njuzi Ray, deceased; Freddie Hamilton, Individually, Katina Johnstone, Administratrix of the Goods, Chattels and Credits of David Johnstone, deceased; Katina Johnstone, Individually, Plaintiffs, v. ACCU-TEK, American Arms, Inc., American Derringer, A.M.T., Armsco Distributing Co., d/b/a Armsco Distributor, Arms Corporation of America, Arms Technology, Astra-Unceta Y CIA, S.A., Beretta Firearms, Beretta U.S.A. Corp., Browning Arms Co., Bryco Arms, Calico Inc., Caspian Arms, Inc., Century International Arms, Inc., Charco, f/k/a Charter Arms Corp., Colt Industries Operating Corp., Colt's Mfg. Co., Inc., Davis Industries, Inc., European American Armory, d/b/a E.A.A. Corp., Emco, Inc., Excam, Inc., Freedom Arms Co., Firearms Import and Export Corp., Glock, Inc., Grendel, Inc., H & R 1871 Inc., f/k/a/ Haskell Mfg. Inc., Harrington and Richardson, International Armament Corp., d/b/a Interarms Industries, Inc., International Distributors, Inc., Jennings Firearms, Inc., K.B.I. Inc., Llama Gabilondo Y CIA S.A., Lorcin Engineering Co., Marlin Firearms Inc., Mitchell Arms Inc., Navegar Inc., New England Firearms Inc., f/k/a Harrington and Richardson, Para Ordnance Mfg. Inc., Phoenix Arms, Inc., R.G. Industries, Inc., Ram-Line Corp., Remington Arms Co., Savage Arms Corp., Seecamp, Smith and Wesson, Inc., Stosseger Industries, Sturm, Ruger and Co., Inc., S.W. Daniels Incorporated, Taurus International Firearms Inc., Thompson/Center Arms, U.S. Repeating Arms, Wesson Firearms Co., f/k/a Dan Wesson Arms, Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. New York.

August 12, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elisa Barnes, New York City, for Plaintiffs.

Robert L. Joyce, Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, New York City, John Renzulli, Renzulli, Gaines & Rutherford, New York City, for Defendants Accu-tek, A.M.T., Browning Arms Co., Caspian Arms Co., Davis Industries, Inc., European American Armory, Freedom Arms Co., Glock Inc., H & R 1871 Corp., K.B.I. Corp., Mitchell Arms Inc., Navegar Inc., Para-Ordnance Mfg. Inc., Sigarms, Inc., Springfield, Inc., Stosseger Industries, Thompson/Center Arms Co.

Daniel T. Hughes, Morgan, Melhuish, Monaghan, Arvidson, Abrutyn & Lisowski, New York City, for Defendant American Arms Inc.

Timothy A. Bumann, Christopher J. York, Cozen and O'Connor, Atlanta, GA, for Defendants American Derringer, Bryco Arms, Calico Inc., Excam Inc., Firearms Import and Export Corp., Jennings Firearms Inc., Lorcin Engineering Co., Phoenix Arms, Inc., S.W. Daniels Inc., Taurus International Firearms Inc.

Michael J. Sommi, Cozen and O'Connor, New York City, for Defendants A.M.T., Bryco Arms, Calico Inc., Excam Inc., Lorcin Engineering Co., Taurus International Firearms Inc., Thompson Center Arms.

Patricia Fried Moores, Pino & Associates, White Plains, NY, for Defendants Beretta Firearms, Beretta U.S.A. Corp.

Peter James Johnson, Jr., Leahey & Johnson, P.C., New York City, for Defendant Century International Arms Inc.

Timothy Atwood, Ansonia, CT, for Defendant Charco.

Anne Giddings Kimball, Wildman, Harrold, Allen, Dixon & Smith, Chicago, IL, for Defendants Colt Industries Operating Corp., Colt's Mfg. Co., Inc., Marlin Firearms Inc., Remington Arms Co., Seecamp, Smith and Wesson Inc., Sturm, Ruger and Co., Inc.

Steven Jay Harfenist, Carroll & Harfenist, New York City, for Defendant S.W. Daniels, Inc.


AMENDED MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

WEINSTEIN, Senior District Judge.

                                 TABLE OF CONTENTS

  I. INTRODUCTION .................................................................. 1313
 II. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY .................................................. 1314
     A. Pleadings .................................................................. 1314
     B. Procedural History ................................

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