IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY
MAYOR JAMES H. SILLS, JR., and )
THE CITY OF WILMINGTON, ))
Plaintiffs, ) CA NO.:
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v. ) TRIAL BY JURY DEMANDED
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SMITH & WESSON CORP., STURM, ) NON-ARBITRATION CASE
RUGER & COMPANY, INC., BERETTA )
U.S.A.,COLT'S MANUFACTURING )
CO., GLOCK, INC., TAURUS )
INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURING, INC., )
SIGARMS, INC., BRYCO ARMS, )
B.L. JENNINGS, INC., PHOENIX ARMS )
NAVEGAR, INC., (D/B/A "INTRATEC"), )
HI-POINT FIREARMS, AMERICAN )
SHOOTING SPORTS COUNCIL, INC., )
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS )
FOUNDATION, INC. and SPORTING )
ARMS AND AMMUNITION )
MANUFACTURERS INSTITUTE, INC., ))
Defendants. )
COMPLAINT
PARTIES
1.
PLAINTIFFS:
MAYOR JAMES H. SILLS, JR. is the duly elected, and present, Mayor of the City of
Wilmington.
2.
THE CITY OF WILMINGTON is a body politic and municipal corporation, operating under
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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
MAYOR JAMES H. SILLS, JR.
THE CITY OF WILMINGTON is a body politic and municipal corporation,
MANUFACTURER/SELLER DEFENDANTS:
with its principal place of business in the State of Massachusetts,
sells, ships and advertises firearms that can be fired by unauthorized users in the City of
Service may be made pursuant to 10 Del.
of Ohio, with its principal place of business in the State of Ohio, that regularly
without adequate warnings which would prevent such shootings by alerting
users of the risks of handguns and of the importance of proper storage of handguns,
other safety features and warnings which would prevent shootings by unauthorized users.
access to unauthorized users including criminals.
to design the handguns to prevent unauthorized users from firing them.
Defendants were also aware of safety devices, warnings,
At all times pertinent, these Defendants purposefully and intentionally engaged in these
Defendants' marketing and distribution practices help foster an environment for easy criminal
Plaintiffs reassert all paragraphs above and allege the same as if fully set forth herein.
a proximate cause of the damages suffered by Plaintiffs.
as well as lost substantial tax revenues due to lost productivity.
failed to state material facts to Wilmington residents including, but not limited to, the
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