Many users had new trigger mechanisms installed on their own, and Remington will reimburse them as part of the settlement. Under the settlement, which still must be approved by a judge, Remington has agreed to retrofit the rifles in question at no cost to the owner. But by this July, the parties announced they were working out details of a "nationwide class settlement" involving the controversial gun. In court filings, Remington denied the allegations, calling them "inaccurate, misleading, (and) taken out of context." And last year, a judge dismissed several of the claims, including negligence and fraudulent concealment.
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The Pollard suit accused Remington and its owners of negligence, breach of warranty, unfair and deceptive trade practices, and fraudulent concealment-some of it involving the company's formal response to the 2010 CNBC documentary.Īt least two dozen deaths and more than 100 serious injuries have been linked to inadvertent discharges of Remington 700 series rifles. The agreement also settles a similar class action case in Washington state. The settlement involves a class action suit brought in 2013 by Ian Pollard of Concordia, Missouri, who claimed his Remington 700 rifle fired on multiple occasions without the trigger being pulled. Read More Gun laws vary state by state: CNBC Explains
While insisting its action is not a recall of the iconic gun, Remington says in a statement that it is agreeing to make the changes "to avoid the uncertainties and expense of protracted litigation."
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