Law Practice
Aug. 11, 2012
Can Warner Bros. be held liable for the Aurora shooting?
Except in the most egregious circumstances, legal attempts to place blame on media entities for inciting the violent acts of criminals rarely succeed. By Amber Burroff of Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP
Torrence Brown, Jr. appears to be one of the first victims in the Aurora shooting to lawyer up in pursuit of various defendants he alleges are culpable for this tragic event. Brown has retained Donald Karpel as his attorney. The lawsuit, which I presume has yet to be filed since I could not locate any complaint, will include three defendants. Notably, suspect James Holmes has been excluded from the list (I'm guessing because the chances of mo...
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