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Defective Remington 597 17 HMR Semiautomatic Rifle Class Action Lawsuit
By Sarah Pierce
The Remington class action lawsuit claims Remington sold tens of thousands of defective Remington 597 semiautomatic rifles and possibly millions of the 17 HMR ammunition sold under its private label agreement with Co-Defendant CCI Ammunition.
In August 2009, Remington made its first public statements acknowledging that its Remington 597 HMR semiautomatic rifles may explode while using 17 HMR ammunition and warned consumers to discontinue use of both products immediately. However, Remington’s efforts to notify owners and users of the 597 was limited to a Safety Warning and Recall Notice posted on its website – a hugely inadequate recall notice that left many consumers in the dark about the danger of using the 597, the lawsuit says.
The defective Remington 597 class action lawsuit also challenges the offer made in conjunction with the recall, which the suit claims is equally inadequate: a $200 or $250 coupon for the purchase of a replacement Remington firearm and a $10 coupon for a box of 50 rounds of Remington 17 HMR ammunition.
“The coupon for purchase of a firearm was well below the purchase price paid by [Class Members] for the Model 597 17 HMR semiautomatic rifle and required [consumers] to purchase a new firearm in order to redeem the coupon,” the Remington 597 class action lawsuit states. Not only that, but the “coupon for purchase of ammunition was well below the purchase price paid” for the 17 HMR ammunition, and also required consumers to purchase new ammunition in order to redeem the coupon.
Furthermore, those who purchased 17 HMR ammunition manufactured by CCI but labeled under a brand other than Remington, such as Federal, were offered no compensation for the ammunition they purchased to use in the rifle.
As a result of Remington and CCI’s negligent design, manufacture and marketing, as well as unfair and deceptive acts regarding the Remington Model 597 17 HMR semiautomatic rifle and Remington 17 HMR ammunition, consumers received “defective and unreasonably dangerous products for which they substantially overpaid because the rifle and ammunition were useless,” the class action lawsuit states.
The Remington 597 17 HMR class action lawsuit is brought on behalf of a proposed class of all U.S. residents who owned a Remington Model 597 17 HMR semiautomatic rifle or any type of 17 HMR ammunition manufactured by CCI Ammunition that was purchased for use in that firearm.
It is seeking actual damages (including multiple damages) or statutory damages, whichever is greater. It is also asking the Court to force Remington to re-issue the recall notice in a “commercially viable manner,” including direct communications with known owners of the rifle and publication in widely read media.
A copy of the Defective Remington 597 17 HMR Semiautomatic Rifle Class Action Lawsuit can be read here.
The case is William S. Yancey v. Remington Arms Company, LLC; Cascade Cartridge, Inc. a/k/a CCI Ammunition, Case No. 11-cv-00108, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee.
Updated December 22nd, 2011
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67 thoughts onDefective Remington 597 17 HMR Semiautomatic Rifle Class Action Lawsuit
Please add me to lawsuit
I have a Remington 597
I just found out there was a recall on my Remington 597. 17 .HMR. I was certainly surprised at the almost
$200. Loss I was going to have to take..
I NEED TO BE ADDED TO THE LAW SUIT
Like everyone else I just saw this . I shit mine more than I can count no issues. That being said I will never shoot it again seems I have been incredibly lucky.
I bought the 597 new many years ago. I shot it several times but haven’t shot it in over at least 10 years. This past weekend, I shot it and it literally blew up! I had cuts on my wrist from the magazine blowing out. I just found this site when I looked it up. I cannot believe that Remington didn’t contact me about my purchase! I could have been seriously hurt!
I have a 597 17 HMR that I bought from a friend who is sick at the time, and now has passed away. I heard about the recall five or six years ago. Contacted Remington and told them that I had a handwritten receipt. From my friend I paid him $325 which is exactly what he paid for the gun. He only shot about 50 rounds to the gun and it was in excellent condition. They told me the most they would give me was $250 in coupons that I could use towards a new gun. I asked about the other $75 and they said you over paid for the gun we will give you Remington bucks and you can use it towards a new gun. The cheapest gun that I could find that I was interested in what it cost me another $250 with their Remington bucks. I told him no thank you I’ll just keep the gun . Hopefully someone can tell me what to do with the gun I would at least like to get my money back out of it
I have Remington 597 17 magnum purchased used never fired it what should I do?
I have a 17 hmr never shot it what do I do now?
I have a 597 in 17 hmr and 22 magnum. The 22 mag shoots fine, but the 17 hmr magazine exploded after the 2nd shot. I’ve heard they will swap out barrels from 17 to 22mag. Just trying to figure out what to do with this rifle that can’t be fired along with the 10-15 boxes of ammo.
Out shooting today with my son and his girl friend with my Remington 597 17 HMR. Purchased this rifle 2008 and used it quite a bit with no problems. Until today. My son and I put about 45 rounds of Hornady Vmax through it and had 5 left. The son asks his girl friend if she would like to shoot. She agrees and my son starts filming her on his I phone. First shot no problem, second shot the damn mag explodes pieces fly everywhere and cutting her wrist. I picked up the pieces and even the firing pin was even blown out. Captured this on film came home and started searching this gun. This was the first time I ever found out this rifle was on recall and warned not to shoot it. I purchased this new here in Canada and was never notified by the dealer or Remington of the potential of it exploding and causing injury. In Canada even an air gun with a velocity of over 500FPS has to be documented upon purchase. So not only did the dealer and Remington know I had this gun but so did the Government and as far as I know no one up here in Canada said a word. Gonna reach out to a US law firm.