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Firearms Litigation
The
Chiafullo Group, LLP (“the Group”), at the direction of its founding
principal, Christopher Chiafullo, is dedicated to the defense of the
firearms industry from those seeking to bankrupt it by lawsuit.
Mr. Chiafullo was a member of the appellate team that successfully
defended various distributor-defendants in the first of a series of
landmark Federal lawsuits filed in the Eastern District of New York
(Brooklyn) before Hon. Jack B. Weinstein in an effort to cripple the
industry,
Hamilton v. Beretta, et al.
Shortly thereafter, Mr. Chiafullo again defended multiple
distributor-defendants as a member of the trial team and counsel of
record in
NAACP v. AcuSport, et al.
After a six (6) week trial, once again before Judge Weinstein, a jury
returned a verdict in favor of the defendants; Judge Weinstein,
however, issued an order that served as the basis for the latest
Federal lawsuit filed against the firearms industry:
City of New York v. AcuSport, et al. Yet
again, Mr. Chiafullo serves as counsel of record for twenty-six (26)
distributor-defendants in defense of their business practices from
wide-sweeping injunctive relief.
In addition to the defense of these cases, Mr. Chiafullo aided in the
successful defense of various distributor-defendants in
Spitzer v.
Sturm Ruger (NY Ct. App. 2002), and
Thomas v.
Beemiller (E.D.N.Y. 2003). Mr. Chiafullo also
served as Special Counsel in
Johnson v. AcuSport
(E.D.N.Y. 2003), another case seeking relief from industry
members for the actions of criminals. Mr. Chiafullo acts as Outside
General Counsel to the country's largest and busiest distributors,
including AcuSport Corporation, Ellett Brothers, Valor Corporation and
others. On more than one occasion, Mr. Chiafullo served in the role
as Special Advisor to firearms industry trade organizations and
buyers' groups in seek of counsel on various firearms-litigation
related issues.
Mr.
Chiafullo has defended firearms cases for
AIG, CNA, Safeco,
and other insurance carriers, and has appeared before various
regulatory agencies for firearms-related issues, including appearances
before the BATF, the Dept. of Commerce, and the Federal Aviation
Administration. Mr. Chiafullo continues to successfully defend and
counsel firearms manufacturers, distributors, trade organizations and
retail dealers from coast-to-coast.
Contact Chris Chiafullo directly at
cchiafullo@chiafullogroup.com to schedule a consultation at
any time. No FFL is too small or business too
far away for the best legal defense in the
industry.
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