Renzulli Law Firm

WHITE PLAINS, NY -- Renzulli Law Firm has announced the most substantial expansion in Firm history solidifying its position as one of the most client-oriented practices in the United States. The Firm has added practice areas in virtually every aspect of legal practice, including, corporate transactions, intellectual property and entertainment, in additition to the full range of litigation services the Firm featured. "We already offered many of these practice areas to our  existing clients," Firm founder John Renzulli said, "but we had not emphasized them to potential clients. We realized that we could offer more cost-effective representation to a broader client base by officially expanding our practice areas and focusing on serving the needs of our clients 100% -- from corporate to litigation."

Renzulli Law Firm is a relatively young firm --John Renzulli first opened the Firm's doors in 1996.  But it did not take long for Renzulli to establish his practice nationally as one of the premier law firms in the country serving the Firearms Industry, representing numerous well-known manufacturers, including industry-giant GLOCK, Inc.

 The Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating corruption and bribery conduct at unprecedented levels. In January, DOJ conducted a massive sting operation netting 22 individuals in Las Vegas. Just this month, the UK Serious Fraud Office, working in conjunction with DOJ, settled a multitude of corruption charges with mega-defense contractor BAE Systems, PLC. Under terms of the settlement, BAE will reportedly plead guilty in the U.K. and U.S. and pay fines totaling £30 million (a record criminal fine in the U.K.) and $400 million. The Las Vegas sting and the BAE settlement demonstrate DOJ’s new, aggressive approach to the FCPA. Where DOJ used to conduct investigations in the U.S. before indictments, the Las Vegas sting demonstrates DOJ’s willingness to indict first and ask questions later. The BAE settlement shows tremendous aggressive behavior across international borders. In fact, the criminal information filed against BAE shows that the majority of the alleged illegal activity took place outside of the U.S.

NEWTOWN, Conn., May 11, 2009 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled today that the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) requires the dismissal of the Ileto v. Glock, RSR, case originally filed in August 2000.

"This is exactly the kind of case that Congress had in mind when it passed the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act," said NSSF Senior Vice President and General Counsel Lawrence G. Keane. "We applaud the court of appeals decision."

Manufacturers have a duty to provide consumers with reasonable warnings and instructions regarding the risks associated with their products. Courts examine several factors in determining whether a manufacturer has a duty to warn consumers of a particular risk. Included amongst these factors are the gravity of the risks posed by the product, the likelihood that it will cause injury to an un-informed consumer, the class of users expected to use the product, the setting under which the product is likely to be used, and the intended or foreseeable uses to which the product can be put.

A major move is underway to regulate the use of toxic metals in children's products which can cause abdominal pain and lung disease at high concentrations. On January 11, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Chairman Inez Tenenbaum urged regulators at the APEC Toy Safety Initiative/Dialogue in Hong Kong to keep "hazardous or toxic levels of heavy metals" out of "toys and children's products." According to Tenenbaum, heavy metals like cadmium "are going to attract attention in the United States for consumer adovates, the media and parents." She warned that voluntary efforts by manufacturers and importers would not be enough. Tenenbaum's statement came just a day after The Associated Press issued an investigative report detailing alarming levels of cadmium in children's products.

On June 22, 2009, the Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Appellate District in Portage County, Ohio issued a decision affirming an order granting summary judgment in favor of O.F. Mossberg & Sons, Inc. and Maverick Arms, Inc. and dismissing the complaint against them in its entirety.

On December 26, 2002, Plaintiff, Nathan Gay, then sixteen years old, was shot by his friend, Billy Clayton, Jr., with a Mossberg 500 pump-action shotgun and rendered a paraplegic. Billy Clayton, Jr. claimed that he did not know that the shotgun was loaded and that it accidentally discharged. Plaintiff argued that the shotgun was defectively designed because it did not have a loaded chamber indicator or "other safety devices" that would have alerted Billy Clayton, Jr. to the fact that it was loaded.