Legal Opinion

City of Cincinnati v. Beretta U.S.A. Corp., Unpublished Decision (8-11-2000)

Ohio Court of Appeals

Decided August 11, 2000No. Trial No. A-9902369, Appeal Nos. C-990729, C-990814, C-990815Unpublished

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION The city of Cincinnati appeals from the trial court's dismissal of its complaint against fifteen firearms manufacturers, a firearms distributor, and three firearms trade associations. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the court's judgment that the complaint failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted.

Procedural History

The city's broad-ranging assertions included the following claims: (1) strict product liability for the defective condition of firearms; (2) strict product liability for failure to warn of the risks of firearms; (3) negligence; (4) negligent failure…

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2Cases cited62 opinions

  1. Temple v. Wean United, Inc.Ohio Supreme Court · 1977
  2. Holmes v. Securities Investor Protection CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  3. Menifee v. Ohio Welding Products, Inc.Ohio Supreme Court · 1984
  4. O'Brien v. University Community Tenants Union, Inc.Ohio Supreme Court · 1975
  5. Brown v. Scioto Cty. Bd. of Commrs.Ohio Court of Appeals · 1993

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