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New York's Court of Appeals rules that gun manufacturers cannot be held liable liable adj. responsible or obligated. Thus, a person or entity may be liable for damages due to negligence, liable to pay a debt, liable to perform an act for which he/she/it contracted to do, or liable to punishment for commission of a crime.  for shooting deaths, a blow to the $4 million federal court judgment to the contrary. Judge Richard Wesley This article is about the playwright. For the U.S. federal judge, see Richard C. Wesley.
Richard Wesley (b. July 11 1945) is an African American playwright, and screenwriter for television and cinema.
 said lawyers for gunshot victims failed to show specifically how "marketing" put guns in the wrong hands.
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Title Annotation:court of appeals says gun makers not liable for shooting deaths
Author:Taylor, Jeff A.
Publication:Reason
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1U2NY
Date:Jul 1, 2001
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