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Litigation

Mar. 12, 2005

Absence of 'Causal Nexus' Blows Gun Case Off Target

Focus Column - Litigation - By Gregg A. Farley and Kimberly H. Clancy - In the unending battle to keep guns out of the hands of criminals, cities and counties across the state, including Los Angeles, came up with a novel approach: using California's Unfair Competition Law, Business & Professions Code Sections 17200 and 17500, to sue handgun manufacturers, distributors and retailers as well as their trade associations.

        
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