A judge overseeing the bankruptcy of Remington Outdoor Co., the maker of the weapon used to kill 26 people, mostly children, at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, barred lawyers for victims’ families from probing the company’s finances. Judge Clifton Jessup rejected inquiries from lawyers for the families of nine Sandy Hook victims at a hearing Thursday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Decatur, Ala. Lawyers for the families said they wanted to see the company’s finances to verify whether Remington took refuge in chapter 11 for...

Source: Wall Street Journal August 27, 2020 22:08 UTC