Renzulli Law Firm and Partner Christopher Renzulli were again in the spotlight for the widely-watched Gilland v. Sportsmen's Outpost, Inc. case in Hartford, Connecticut. On July 1, 2011 FFLGuard lauded Renzulli Law Firm and Christopher Renzulli for obtaining a complete dismissal on behalf of defendants in the case. Below is an excerpt from FFLGuard's publication:
The Massachusetts Appeals Court recently addressed issues that had never been decided in Massachusetts and affirmed a significant summary judgment ruling Renzulli Law Firm obtained for Glock based on the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA).
Based upon Renzulli Law Firm’s arguments, the Connecticut Appellate Court recently issued an order dismissing plaintiffs’ appeal from the Superior Court’s decision granting a firearms retailer’s motion to dismiss all claims against it pursuant to the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (“PLCAA”) in a widely publicized case, Gilland v. Sportsmen’s Outpost, Inc. Plaintiffs, who were represented by the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, sought to hold the firearms retailer liable for wrongful death and negligence after Scott Magnano stole a firearm from it and, more than a month later, shot and killed his estranged wife Jennifer Magnano, and then committed suicide.
New York has some of the most stringent and complex laws in the country designed to protect workers in the construction trades. Pursuant to the New York statutory scheme, landowners and contractors bear responsibility to ensure construction workers are provided with all appropriate safety devices required to perform their jobs safely, and that the construction area remains free of any dangers posed to the worker. The scope of this responsibility to ensure workers’ safety, however, generally depends upon which provision of the New York Labor Law is applicable in a given case.
