Bushmaster/BullsEye Pay $2.5 Million (Sniper Case)

[Handy]

There's another possibility here:

Bushmaster might have noted "irregularities" in its dealing with Bull's Eye, and wrote them down in subpeonable corporate memos, intending to cut that dealer. And if they hadn't yet cut that dealer when the rifle was stolen, well then they may well have appeared VERY culpable. That's just hypothetical, but it is certainly possible.

There are many reasons to settle out of court - cost is only one. You don't "lose" when you settle - there's no admission of wrongdoing. But sometimes, there is wrongdoing, and settling prevents it from coming out.

Luckily, we'll never know how close this might have come to being a successful lawsuit against a gunmaker, with all the legal precedent that goes with it.

 

[Danindetroit]

What law book is that from? What state, again I do not follow the laws of other states simply my own. I have rights on my property, and if the state wants to infringe on them they can try. I guess you haven't ever tried to check the timing, and forgotten that your timing light is in the house, a car with the incorrect timing can be very hard to start, I am not going to turn off a car, then try to get it started again, because a baby snatcher could steal it. When I say irrelevant I mean irrelevant, quote a law that says MCL, otherwise you are just wrong. I don't recognise the laws that have GCL in them, is that georgia? And I do whatever I want to make myself comfortable, whenever I want to do it. And anybody who expects me to sit still for anything else is going to regret it. You are an uninformed person, I have never carried a gun, and been at gunpoint 2 times, I do not see the need to carry a gun.

My wife who has worked for the department of corrections, says the charge for a criminal in MICHIGAN for opening a car door, and stealing a car with the car running, or just having the keys in plain view udaa(MCL750.413), unauthorised driving away, automobile, the person who gets their car stolen, is not charged.

My liberal education took a few years of deprogramming, but the MICHIGAN COMPILED LAW (MCL) is the laws I have to abide by. I also have a class A CDL with hazmat, double/triple trailers, tanker, and these are national laws, I am allowed to be 50 feet away from my hazmat carrying vehicle while running, the vehicle can be running because a gravity drop is not always used in delivering fuels, you might have to pump the fuel into an above ground tank, the pump runs from engine power.

My education was liberal, but I then learned on my own, what the liberals do not want you to know.

 

[jefnvk]

Handy - Never thought of that

Bushmaster probably should hve fought, unless something like Handy said is going on. I don't think they would have been foudn guilty, but then again, sometimes I use my brain.

Like I said before, if Bullseye really had the problems that are mentioned, they probably should have been shut down long before then. This doesn't look good on the 99.9999% of legit gun shops. When you have gotten to the point that you have no idea where hundreds of guns are, you definitely become liable, IMHO. And that leads to bad things, which causes headaches for the rest of the law-abiding folks, who now have to jump through yet more hoops.

 

[shaggy]

The fact is, this settlement was probably Bushmaster's best option. First, consider the cost to defend the case. Regardless of the outcome, Bushmaster's legal fees probably would have been several hundred thousand dollars. And if it went to trial, there's no guarantees they would win, so they could possibly have also faced a judgement on top. Why roll the dice if it could result in losing more money and there is no upside gain to be had?

Next consider the potential cost of that judgement if things were to go badly. Don't think its possible for them to lose? Look up Hamilton v. Accu-tec.

And now consider that the potential cost of litigation and a judgement would be treated as a financial liability until resolved. That could affect their credit, their ability to finance new materials and machinery, etc. No lending institution is going to simply ignore the possible effects of a pending litigation with such uncertainty and potential to seriously damage the company.

The settlement sets no precedent and cannot be used as an admission of guilt in future cases. It was simply a business decision that they would have been stupid to turn down.

 

[moa]

IIRC, regarding Bull's Eye, the BATFE audits noted major discrepancies with their bookkeeping and operations as far back as 1999. However, it appears to effective action was taken by the BATFE to discipline Bull's Eye including pulling their FFL.

Maybe somebody ought to sue BATFE too.

One theory on the disappearence of the Bushmaster rifle is that it was shoplifted. Another is that it was sold out the back door by an employee.