Gun-Maker Offers Sandy Hook Families $33 Million, Here’s What They May Be Considering
“After a years-long legal battle with the maker of the rifle used in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, some of the victims’ families are deliberating over a $33 million settlement offer from Remington Arms. The offer, presented by the now-bankrupt gun-makers in court documents on Tuesday,” reports Vanessa Romo in NPR.
“Comes just a day after a judge denied the company’s request to dismiss the lawsuit. However, the sum falls far short of what families have previously said they expected. In court documents earlier this year, they argued that wrongful death settlements could reach $225 million and expected total punitive claims could exceed $1 billion.”