Baxter v. Sturm, Ruger & Co.

The sole issue in this appeal, on certification from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, is whether Connecticut law treats a foreign statute of repose as substantive or procedural for choice of law purposes. The plaintiff, William L. Baxter, filed a product liability action in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, alleging that the defendant, Sturm, Ruger and Company, Inc., was liable for the injuries received by his son, Andrew T. Baxter, from the accidental discharge of a weapon made by the defendant. The District Court granted the…