· 12/17/1984
Mario S. Romero, Administrator of the Estate of Orlando Gonzalez-Angel v. National Rifle Association of America, Inc.
Citations
- 749 F.2d 77
- 242 U.S. App. D.C. 55
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- suggesting in dicta that Lacy requires specific foreseeability of the precise type of intervening criminal conduct to create duty
- affirming judgment in favor of the defendant notwithstanding the verdict based on District of Columbia law
- “[C]ivil liability for the intervening, independent criminal acts of third parties is extraordinary, and District of Columbia courts, in their development of common-law tort rules, have imposed especially stringent requirements to support it.”
- “[C]ivil liability for the intervening, independent criminal acts of third parties is extraordinary, and District of Columbia courts, in their development of common-law tort rules, have imposed especially stringent requirements to support it.”
- “[C]ivil liability for the intervening, independent criminal acts of third parties is extraordinary, and District of Columbia courts, in their development of common-law tort rules, have imposed especially stringent requirements to support it.”
- “[C]ivil liability for the intervening, independent criminal acts of third parties is extraordinary, and District of Columbia courts, in their development of common-law tort rules, have imposed especially stringent requirements to support it.”
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Judges: Bork, Scalia, MacKinnon
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