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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
Any news on the settlement of this suit?? I am still in possession of my Remington 597 17 HMR. I would like to be added to the class action suit.
I have a remington 597 17 hmr that blew up while target shooting , ,Blew the bolt and magazine apart , how do I get in on this suit
How do I join??? Now can not hear in right ear…. No way I will only take 250.00$ so wrong someone could die!!!
I have a remington 597 17 hmr that blew up while target shooting,blowing the magazine completely out an into pieces,did not here about recall till now, how do I get on this class action lawsuit?
I have a remington 597 17 hmr that blew up while target shooting,there is no way i’ll take 200.00 for the gun after paying 350.00 for it an the gun has not even shot 100 rounds in it yet. how do i join this class action lawsuit?
Wow just read this for the first time because yesterday I had round go off destroying the clip and lacing my arm with plastic shrapnel.
How do I get involved .
I live in Canada
Brent
I have a Remington 597 .17 that blew up 2 magazines and cutting my arm pretty good. How do I join.
Steve Suchowolec
I have a 597 that misfires on about every 5 th round of ammo. Plus, the examples of dangerous explosions have me spooked. I want to join this class action lawsuit.
Would like to know how to join this lawsuit. I purchased the model 597 .17hmr mag about 5 years ago. Shot about 75-100 rounds and it blew up on me, missed my left hand by a half inch. I called remington and they said if i sent it to them they would replace it. I got my replacement from remington and have shot about 50 rounds through it and havent touched it since reading about the lawsuit
I have a model 597 .17 hmr, with the sweet 17 scope that was gifted to me by my dad as a keepsake how do you value that at $250?