Forum
U.S. Supreme Court
Case Status
Docket Number
Term
Cert. Pending
Lower Court Opinion
Questions Presented
1. Whether the production and sale of firearms in the United States is the "proximate cause" of alleged injuries to the Mexican government stemming from violence committed by drug cartels in Mexico.
2. Whether the production and sale of firearms in the United States amounts to "aiding and abetting" illegal firearms trafficking because firearms companies allegedly know that some of their products are unlawfully trafficked.
Case Updates
U.S. Supreme Court holds that routine and general business activity that happens to incidentally assist crime does not constitute unlawful aiding and abetting, even if the business knows that criminal misuse of its products will occur in some fraction of cases
June 05, 2025
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief in support of neither party urging Supreme Court to enforce traditional principles of proximate causation and secondary liability
December 03, 2024
Steven A. Engel, Michael H. McGinley, Justin W. Aimonetti, Tamer Mallat, Anthony R. Jadick, and Shane Sanderson of Dechert LLP served as outside counsel.
Case Documents
- Appendix with Lower Court Opinion -- Smith & Wesson Brands v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos (U.S. Supreme Court)
- U.S. Chamber Amicus Brief -- Smith & Wesson Brands v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos (U.S. Supreme Court)
- Opinion -- Smith & Wesson Brands v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos (U.S. Supreme Court)