City Lawsuits

Legal Action Project Leads Historic Effort to Reform Gun Industry

The Legal Action Project has helped governments across the nation bring a series of groundbreaking lawsuits against the gun industry. In October 1998, the City of New Orleans became the first government to file such a suit. Since then, dozens of other cities and counties, as well as one state, have filed similar actions. These governments seek to recover the immense costs they have incurred because of the defendants' wrongdoing, and to obtain injunctive relief to prevent future harm. The total number of governments that have brought suits is 33. The Legal Action Project represents 25 of these government entities, and has provided assistance to the others.

For details on the city lawsuits, please select a city below:

• Atlanta, Georgia (February 5, 1999)
• Boston, Massachusetts (June 3, 1999)
• Bridgeport, Connecticut (January 27, 1999)
• California (May 25, 1999)
• Camden County, New Jersey (June 2, 1999)
• Camden, New Jersey (June 21, 1999)
• Chicago & Cook County, Illinois (November 12, 1998)
• Cincinnati (April 29, 1999)
• Cleveland, OH (April 15, 1999)
• Gary, Indiana (August 27, 1999)
• Jersey City, NJ (March 28, 2002)
• Miami/Dade County, Florida (January 27, 1999)
• New Orleans, Louisiana (October 30, 1998)
• New York, New York (June 19, 2000)
• Newark, New Jersey (June 9, 1999)
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (April 11, 2000)
• St. Louis, Missouri (April 30, 1999)
• Washington, DC (January 20, 2000)
• Wayne County and Detroit, Michigan (April 26, 1999)
• Wilmington, Delaware (September 29, 1999)