SMITH & WESSON CORP. v. CITY OF GARY

No. 45A05-0612-CV-754.

875 N.E.2d 422 (2007)

SMITH & WESSON CORP., et al., Appellants-Defendants, and United States of America, Appellant-Intervenor, v. CITY OF GARY, Indiana, by its Mayor, Rudy Clay, Appellee-Plaintiff.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

October 29, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert F. Parker, Burke Costanza & Cuppy, Merrillville, IN, Thomas E. Fennell, Michael L. Rice, Jones Day, Dallas, TX, Attorneys for Colt's Manufacturing Company, LLC.

Terence M. Austgen, Elizabeth M. Bezak, Singleton Crist Austgen & Sears, Munster, IN, James P. Dorr, James B. Vogts, Sarah L. Olson, Aimee B. Anderson, Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon, Chicago, IL, Attorneys for Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.

David W. Pera, Buoscio Pera & Kramer, Merrillville, IN, Jeffrey S. Nelson, Shook Hardy & Bacon, Kansas City, MO, Attorneys for Smith & Wesson Corp.

John W. Mead, Mead Mead & Clark, Salem, IN, Michael C. Hewitt, Bruinsma & Hewitt, Costa Mesa, CA, Attorneys for B.L. Jennings, Inc. and Bryco Arms Corporation.

David C. Jensen, John M. McCrum, Eichhorn & Eichhorn, Hammond, IN, Lawrence S. Greenwald, Larry Fletcher-Hill, Catherine A. Bledsoe, Gordon Feinblatt Rothman Hoffberger & Hollander, Baltimore, MD, Attorneys for Beretta U.S.A. Corp.

Richard A. Mayer, Spangler Jennings & Dougherty, Merrillville, IN, William M. Griffin, III, Jonann E. Chiles, Karen S. Halbert, Friday Eldredge & Clark, Little Rock, AR, Attorneys for BrowningArms Company.

Richard A. Mayer, Ketaki Sircar, Spangler Jennings & Dougherty, Merrillville, IN, John F. Renzulli, Scott C. Allan, Renzulli Law Firm, New York, NY, Attorneys for Glock, Inc. and Beemiller, Inc. d/b/a Hi-Point firearms i/s/h/a Hi-Point Firearms Corp.

John W. Mead, Mead Mead & Clark, Salem, IN, Michael I. Branisa, Michael J. Zomcik, Branisa & Zomcik, Houston, TX, Attorneys for Phoenix Arms.

Renee J. Mortimer, Hinshaw & Culbertson, Schererville, IN, Timothy A. Bumann, Budd Larner, Atlanta, GA, Attorneys for Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc.

Joseph S. Reid, Hammond, IN, Peter D. Keisler, Mark B. Stern, Michael S. Raab, Isaac J. Lidsky, Washington, D.C., Attorneys for Intervenor-Appellant United States of America.

Lukas I. Cohen, W. Anthony Walker, Gary, IN, Dennis A. Henigan, Brian J. Siebel, Washington, D.C., Attorneys for Appellee.


OPINION

SHARPNACK, Judge.

Smith & Wesson, et al. ("Manufacturers"),1 bring this interlocutory appeal from the trial court's denial of their motion to dismiss or, in the alternative, motion for judgment on the pleadings in the action brought by the City of Gary, Indiana ("City"). The Manufacturers raise two issues, which we restate as:

I. Whether the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act ("PLCAA"), 15 U.S.C. ...

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