TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Paul Burch on Dec 5, 2023

A group of Catholic nuns has sued the board of Smith & Wesson in an attempt to force the gunmaker to abandon the manufacture and marketing of its assault-style rifles used in U.S. mass shootings, reports Reuters. The nuns filed the lawsuit in their role as Smith & Wesson shareholders, in what is known as a derivative lawsuit, the first against a gun manufacturing board, according to the nuns' attorney. The lawsuit, filed in Nevada state court, alleges Smith & Wesson's directors exposed the company to significant liability by intentionally violating federal, state and local laws.