Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.<\/p>\n
The focus this time: \u2026and justice for none.<\/p>\n
First, a little mood music:<\/p>\n
<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"> Carrying on\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/51191Metallica-Justice-for-All-Posters.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"291\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/51191Metallica-Justice-for-All-Posters.jpg 291w, https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/51191Metallica-Justice-for-All-Posters-218x300.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"> Gunmakers are legally protected from being sued for the misuse of their products. But an aggressive lawyers and a loophole or two is enough for Remington to fork over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/news\/sandy-hook-families-gun-manufacturer-remington-reach-73-million-settlement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$73,000,000<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe suit was first filed against the company in 2014. Claiming wrongful death, the plaintiffs accused Remington of engaging in deceptive marketing tactics in promoting the firearm as a hyper-masculine weapon. One Remington ad depicted the gun with the words: \u2018Consider Your Man Card Reissued.\u2019 The gunmaker denied a casual relationship between the advertising strategy and the tragedy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201c\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWhile federal law shields gun manufacturers from some wrongful death litigation, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled Remington was not immune from liability on the matter of its marketing practices. Remington appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, which dismissed the opportunity to review the case.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5371\" src=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/eag_line.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"37\" srcset=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/eag_line.gif 500w, https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/eag_line-300x22.gif 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!--more--> The judge <a href=\"https:\/\/legalinsurrection.com\/2022\/02\/sarah-palin-v-ny-times-verdict-watch-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dismissed<\/a> the case against the NY Times by Sarah Palin was dismissed <em>before<\/em> the jury reached the verdict, <em>and<\/em> the judge allowed the jury to continue to deliberate without shielding them from the news of the dismissal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"> The result was inevitable\u2026 and <a href=\"https:\/\/legalinsurrection.com\/2022\/02\/jury-finds-nyt-did-not-defame-sarah-palin-in-2017-editorial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">grounds for appeal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cA Manhattan federal court jury ruled that the New York Times did not defame Sarah Palin in a 2017 editorial that linked her to a mass shooting in 2011 that killed six people and wounded Gabby Giffords.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe jury was unanimous in its decision.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe 2017 editorial was about gun violence and rhetoric. The author \u2018incorrectly suggested that an ad circulated by Ms. Palin\u2019s political-action committee inspired the Arizona spree.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5371\" src=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/eag_line.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"37\" srcset=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/eag_line.gif 500w, https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/eag_line-300x22.gif 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"> Nothing protects a person from the consequences of their actions in raping underaged sex slaves like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2022\/02\/15\/jeffrey-epstein-victim-lawsuit-against-prince-andrew-settled-in-principle-court-filing-says.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">millions of dollars<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cBritain\u2019s Prince Andrew has agreed to settle out of court a lawsuit accusing him of sexually assaulting an underage girl while she was under the control of the sex criminals Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, a legal filing revealed Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe amount of money that Andrew has agreed to pay his accuser, Virginia Giuffre, to settle her claims was not disclosed in the filing in Manhattan federal court, where she had sued the Duke of York in August.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cBut that document also said that Andrew, 61, will make \u2018a substantial donation to Ms. Giuffre\u2019s charity in support of victims\u2019 rights.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"> TTFN.<\/p>\n<p><meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@PoliticHatBlog\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@ThePoliticalHat\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Lawsuit Madness: Remington Caves; Palin Dismissed; Prince Andrew Settles\"\/><meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"The focus this time: ...and justice for none.\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/51191Metallica-Justice-for-All-Posters.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on. 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