Bell v. Glock, Inc.(USA)

ORDER

MOLLOY, District Judge.

I. FACTS:

On May 28, 1994, Adam Elder (Elder) shot and killed Miguel Bell (Bell) with a Glock Model 20 10mm handgun (serial #ALC943US). At the time of the incident, Elder was 14 years old. This Glock Model 20 pistol was designed and manufactured by GLOCK, GIES.m.b.h, an Austrian Corporation, imported and sold to GLOCK, INC., an American Corporation, and was eventually sold by Sportsman Ski Haus in Kalispell to Daniel Geelan (Gee-lan), Elder’s stepfather.

Elder and Bell entered Elder’s parents bedroom looking for sleeping bags to take on a camping trip. While in the…