Gun Distributor Sues Victim's Widow
6/20/2003 Valor Corp., the gun distributor that sold the handgun used to kill
Lake Worth Middle School teacher Barry Grunow, is suing Pam Grunow to recoup legal fees and costs stemming from Grunow's case against the company, the
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/lo...7jun17,0,1397319.story?coll=sfla-news-broward
South Florida Sun-Sentinel</A> reported June 17.
The wife of the Florida school teacher sued Valor for negligence, saying the gun distributor sold the .25-caliber Raven Arms pistol used in the killing without adequate safety features.
But the jury found the gun's owner 95 percent responsible for the shooting, and also faulted the Palm Beach County School Board for not having better security in its schools.
Valor was found only 5 percent liable in the civil trial. The company is now seeking hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees and costs from Pam Grunow.
"We spent thousands and thousands and thousands of dollars defending this case," said New York City attorney John Renzulli, who specializes in defending the gun industry. "I don't know what the bottom line is."
The attorney for Pam Grunow said Valor's lawsuit is a form of intimidation to stop her from filing an appeal.
Brunow was shot on the last day of classes in May 2000 by student Nathaniel Brazill, who is currently serving a 28-year prison sentence for
second-degree murder.
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6/20/2003 Valor Corp., the gun distributor that sold the handgun used to kill
Lake Worth Middle School teacher Barry Grunow, is suing Pam Grunow to recoup legal fees and costs stemming from Grunow's case against the company, the
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/lo...7jun17,0,1397319.story?coll=sfla-news-broward
South Florida Sun-Sentinel</A> reported June 17.
The wife of the Florida school teacher sued Valor for negligence, saying the gun distributor sold the .25-caliber Raven Arms pistol used in the killing without adequate safety features.
But the jury found the gun's owner 95 percent responsible for the shooting, and also faulted the Palm Beach County School Board for not having better security in its schools.
Valor was found only 5 percent liable in the civil trial. The company is now seeking hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees and costs from Pam Grunow.
"We spent thousands and thousands and thousands of dollars defending this case," said New York City attorney John Renzulli, who specializes in defending the gun industry. "I don't know what the bottom line is."
The attorney for Pam Grunow said Valor's lawsuit is a form of intimidation to stop her from filing an appeal.
Brunow was shot on the last day of classes in May 2000 by student Nathaniel Brazill, who is currently serving a 28-year prison sentence for
second-degree murder.
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NOTICE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this
material is distributed, without profit, for research or educational
purposes to those who have expressed a prior interest.
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