Judge Duncan-Brice denied a motion by the gun companies to dismiss the lawsuit, saying individuals, not just a governmental entity, could bring a claim that the firearms industry as a whole had created a public nuisance.

The judge also said it "is very clear to this court" that gun companies knowingly violated Chicago's strict antihandgun laws by oversupplying gunshops in the suburbs, where the laws are weaker, "creating an underground market" in Chicago.
