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PARSONS v. COLTS MFG. CO. LLC

No. 81034.

499 P.3d 602 (2021)

137 Nev. Adv. Opn. 72

James PARSONS, individually and as Special Administrator of the Estate of Carolyn Lee Parsons; and Ann-Marie Parsons, Appellants, v. COLTS MANUFACTURING COMPANY LLC; Colt Defense LLC; Daniel Defense Inc.; Patriot Ordnance Factory; FN America; Noveske Rifleworks LLC; Christensen Arms; Lewis Machine & Tool Company; LWRC International LLC; Discount Firearms and Ammo LLC; DF&A Holdings, LLC; Maverick Investments, LP; Sportsman's Warehouse; and Guns and Guitars Inc., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

Filed December 2, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Friedman Rubin PLLC and Richard H. Friedman , Bremerton, Washington; Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder, PC, and Joshua D. Koskoff and Alinor C. Sterling , Bridgeport, Connecticut; Matthew L. Sharp, Ltd., and Matthew L. Sharp , Reno, for Appellants.

Hejmanowski & McCrea LLC and Paul R. Hejmanowski , Las Vegas; Williams Mullen, PC, and Camden R. Webb and Robert Van Arnam , Raleigh, North Carolina; Williams Mullen, PC, and Turner A. Broughton and Justin S. Feinman , Richmond, Virginia; Spencer Fane LLP and John H. Mowbray , Mary E. Bacon , and Jessica E. Chong , Las Vegas, for Respondent FN America.

Snell & Wilmer, L.L.P., and Kelly H. Dove , Patrick G. Byrne , V.R. Bohman , and Gil Kahn , Las Vegas, for Respondents Daniel Defense Inc. and Sportsman's Warehouse.

Renzulli Law Firm, LLP, and John F. Renzulli , Christopher Renzulli , and Scott C. Allan , White Plains, New York; Evans Fears & Schuttert LLP and Jay J. Schuttert and Alexandria L. Layton , Las Vegas, for Respondents Colt's Manufacturing Company LLC; Colt Defense LLC; Patriot Ordnance Factory; Christensen Arms; Lewis Machine & Tool Company; and LWRC International LLC.

Pisciotti Malsch and Anthony Pisciotti , Ryan Erdreich , and Danny C. Lallis , Florham Park, New Jersey; Lincoln, Gustafson & Cercos, LLP, and Loren S. Young , Las Vegas, for Respondent Noveske Rifleworks LLC.

The Chiafullo Group, LLC, and Christopher M. Chiafullo , New York, New York; The Amin Law Group, Ltd., and Ismail Amin and Jessica S. Guerra , Las Vegas, for Respondents Discount Firearms and Ammo LLC; DF&A Holdings, LLC; and Maverick Investments, LP.

Hejmanowski & McCrea LLC and Paul R. Hejmanowski , Las Vegas, for Respondent Discount Firearms and Ammo LLC.

Swanson, Martin & Bell LLP and James B. Vogts , Chicago, Illinois; Murchison & Cumming, LLP, and Michael J. Nunez , Las Vegas, for Respondent Guns and Guitars Inc.

Fennemore Craig, P.C., and Therese M. Shanks , Reno; Claggett & Sykes Law Firm and Micah Echols , Las Vegas, for Amicus Curiae Nevada Justice Association.

Shook, Hardy & Bacon, L.L.P., and Victor E. Schwartz , Washington D.C.; Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P., and Jennifer N. Hatcher , Kansas City, Missouri, for Amicus Curiae National Shooting Sports Foundation.

BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT, EN BANC.

OPINION

NRS 41.131(1) provides that "[n]o person has a cause of action against the manufacturer or distributor of any firearm or ammunition merely because the firearm or ammunition was capable of causing serious injury, damage or death." Currently pending in Nevada's federal district court is a suit...

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