"I do think that this case is a very important warning to the firearms industry about how they market their weapons," said Eli Wade-Scott, partner at the law firm Edelson. "[While] this doesn't apply to every gun manufacturer, unfortunately, it applies to a number of them." (Credit: Salivanchuk Semen/Shutterstock)
In the hours following, as police attempted to clear the scene, partners of Chicago-based plaintiffs firm Edelson, who were also attending the parade, hunkered down in a basement with their families, waiting for the green light to come out.
"This was not something that we saw on the news and thought we should take this home," Edelson partner Eli Wade-Scott said. "It was more like, 'This is incredibly personal to us, so we are going to look into Smith & Wesson.'"
A little over two months later, Edelson, along with international law firm Dentons and the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence brought a lawsuit — Turnipseed v. Smith & Wesson Brands in the Circuit Court of Lake County, Illinois — against the gun manufacturer on behalf of injured party Elizabeth Turnipseed, who was shot by Crimo.
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Isha Marathe
New York-based law/tech business reporter, covering all things AI, IP, cybersecurity, data privacy, and more. Avid fan of the nitty gritty of company disclosures.
