Ronayne v. State

The plaintiffs, a firearms company and its owners and officers, appeal a decision of the Superior Court (Dickson, J.), dismissing those counts of the plaintiffs’ action alleging that the State’s negligent design, construction, and maintenance of one of its highways caused State and federal authorities to improperly initiate and pursue environmental enforcement actions against them. The *282plaintiffs argue that it was error for the superior court to hold that their suit against the State failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. We affirm.

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