DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellant,
v.
BERETTA, U.S.A., CORP., et al., Appellees.
Bryant Lawson, et al., Appellants,
v.
Beretta, U.S.A., Corp., et al., Appellees.
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Argued En Banc January 11, 2005.
Decided April 21, 2005.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
James C. McKay, Jr., Senior Assistant Attorney General for the District of Columbia, with whom Robert J. Spagnoletti, Attorney General for the District of Columbia, and Edward E. Schwab, Deputy Attorney General for the District of Columbia, were on the brief, for appellant in No. 03-CV-24.
Eric J. Mogilnicki, Washington, with whom A. Stephen Hut, Jr., John Payton, David S. Molot, R. Kevin Bailey, Karen C. Daly, Rachel Zakar Stutz, Michael A. Mugmon, Roderick V.O. Boggs, and Susan E. Huhta were on the brief, for appellants in No. 03-CV-38.
Lawrence S. Greenwald and Michael L. Rice, with whom Thomas E. Fennell, James A. Wilderotter, Paul R. Reichert, Lawrence P. Fletcher-Hill, Catherine A. Bledsoe, Robert E. Scott, Jr., Guido Porcarelli, William M. Griffin, III, Jonann E. Coniglio, Paul F. Strain, M. King Hill, III, James P. Dorr, Sarah L. Olson, John F. Renzulli, Jeffrey M. Malsch, Scott C. Allen, Charles L. Coleman, III, Warwick R. Furr, II, Michael C. Hewitt, Michael J. Zomcik, Robert C. Tarics, Michael Branisa, Gerald F. Ivey, Amanda L. Rixse, Lauren Lacey, Timothy A. Bumann, Paul Schleifman, Jeffrey S. Nelson, and Tina Schaefer were on the brief, for appellees.
Brian J. Siebel, Washington, with whom Dennis A. Henigan was on the brief, as amicus curiae on behalf of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.
Roy T. Englert, Jr., Alan E. Untereiner, Jan S. Amundson, and Quentin Riegel filed a brief as amicus curiae, Washington, on behalf of the National Association of Manufacturers.
James M. Beck, Kansas City, MO, Frank J. Eisenhart, J. Gregory Dyer, Washington, D.C., and Hugh F. Young, Jr., filed a brief as amicus curiae on behalf of the Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc.
Before WAGNER, Chief Judge, TERRY, FARRELL, REID, GLICKMAN, and WASHINGTON, Associate Judges, and PRYOR, Senior Judge.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
Opinion for the court by Associate Judge FARRELL.
FARRELL, Associate Judge:
The District of Columbia and nine individual plaintiffs appeal from the dismissal of their suit against manufacturers or distributors of firearms alleging common-law negligence and public nuisance, as well as strict liability under D.C.Code § 7-2551.02 (2001). The trial court entered judgment on the pleadings for the defendants on all counts, ruling in substance that the counts...
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