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Soto v. Bushmaster Firearms International, LLC

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided March 19, 2019No. SC19832, SC19833PublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPalmer, J.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY...273

II. ALLEGED FACTS...275

III. NEGLIGENT ENTRUSTMENT...278

IV. WRONGFUL DEATH AND CUTPA: ISSUES OF STATE LAW...283

A. CUTPA Standing ...285

B. Statute of Limitations...291

1. Procedural History...292

2. Legal Principles...293

C. Connecticut Product Liability Act Preemption...295

D. CUTPA Personal Injury Damages...296

V. WRONGFUL DEATH AND CUTPA: ISSUES OF FEDERAL LAW...300

A. PLCAA Overview...300

B. The Plain Language of the Statute...301

1. The Predicate Exception...302 2. The Statutory Framework...303

3. The Statement of Findings and Purposes...308

4. Absurd…

Also in this document: Dissent.

2Cases cited134 opinions

  1. Hoffman Estates v. Flipside, Hoffman Estates, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Russello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
  4. Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
  5. District of Columbia v. HellerSupreme Court of the United States · 2008

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3Cited by46 opinions

  1. Glover v. Bausch & Lomb, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2021
  2. City of Gary v. Smith & Wesson Corp.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2019
  3. Harvey v. Dept. of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2020
  4. Kelsey v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2022
  5. Kent Literary Club of Wesleyan University v. Wesleyan UniversitySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2021

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