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Court Affirms Dismissal of NRA Claims Of Retaliation, Selective Enforcement

Court Affirms Dismissal of NRA Claims Of Retaliation, Selective Enforcement

Court Affirms Dismissal of NRA Claims Of Retaliation, Selective Enforcement

Attorney General had probable cause to bring case and NRA failed to show disparate treatment
An appellate court in New York has affirmed the dismissal of counterclaims by the National Rifle Association seeking to throw out a suit by the state Attorney General for widespread and longstanding executive malfeasance. It has affirmed the traditional standard of needing only to show “probable cause” to overcome a defendant’s claim of retaliatory litigation. The Attorney General initiated her suit in August 2020 to impose sanctions on the Association and four of its top executives and to dissolve the corporation. A trial court has previously ruled that the AG did not have grounds to dissolve the Association ( See Nonprofit Issues® , Vol. XXXII, No. 2, “NY AG May Not Sue to Dissolve...

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