CAMDEN COUNTY BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS, Appellant,
v.
*BERETTA, U.S.A. CORP.; Pietro Beretta; Browning Arms Co.; Bryco Arms, Inc.; Colt's Mfg Co., Inc.; Davis Industries, Inc.; Glock, Inc.; Hi-Point Firearms; H & R 1871 Inc.; Carl Walther Gmbh; Lorcin Engineering Co., Inc.; Navegar, Inc.; Phoenix Arms; Raven Arms, Inc.; Smith & Wesson Corp.; Sturm, Ruger And Co., Inc.; Forjas Taurus, S.A.; Republic Arms; John Doe Manufacturers (1-100); John Doe Dealers (1-100); John Doe Distributors (1-100).
(*Amended in accordance with Clerk's Order dated 1/26/01).
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued September 5, 2001.
Filed November 16, 2001.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
David Kairys (Argued), Peter Nordberg, Eric L. Cramer, Berger & Montague, P.C., Philadelphia, PA, Counsel for Appellant.
Lawrence S. Greenwald (Argued), Gordon, Feinblatt, Rothman, Hoffberger & Hollander, Baltimore, MD, Louis R. Moffa, Jr., Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis, Cherry Hill, NJ, Counsel for Appellee Beretta U.S.A. Corp.
James P. Dorr (Argued), Sarah L. Olson, Anne-Marie M. Dega, Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, Chicago, IL, Counsel for Appellee Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc.
Robert E. Scott, Jr., Semmes, Bowen & Semmes, Baltimore, MD, Counsel for Appellee Bryco Arms, Inc.
Anne M. Patterson, Latham & Watkins, Newark, NJ, Thomas E. Fennell, Michael L. Rice, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Dallas, TX, Counsel for Appellee Colts MFG Co., Inc.
John F. Renzulli, Renzulli & Rutherford, New York, NY, Counsel for Appellees Glock, Inc., Hi-Point Firearms, H & R 1871, Inc. & Browning Arms Co.
John L. Slimm, Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin, Cherry Hill, NJ, Counsel for Appellee Phoenix Arms.
Louis J. Dughi, Jr., Dughi, Hewit & Palatucci, Cranford, NJ, Jeffrey S. Nelson, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, Kansas City, MO, Counsel for Appellee Smith & Wesson Corp.
Kevin C. Decie, Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C., Teaneck, NJ, Counsel for Amicus Curiae City of Newark.
James M. Beck, Pepper Hamilton LLP, Philadelphia, PA, Hugh F. Young, Jr., Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc., Reston, VA, Counsel for Amicus Curiae Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc.
Before SCIRICA, ALITO, and BARRY, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
OPINION OF THE COURT
PER CURIAM:
The Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders (hereinafter "Camden County") contends that handgun manufacturers, because of their marketing and distribution policies and practices, are liable under a public nuisance theory for the governmental costs associated with the criminal use of handguns in Camden County. The District Court, in a 53-page opinion, dismissed the complaint. See Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders...
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