Smith & Wesson receives review from the US Supreme Court over a gun case in Mexico

The U.S. Supreme Court will consider dismissing a Mexican government lawsuit challenging Smith & Wesson Brands Inc. and other gun manufacturers are accused of facilitating the sale of firearms to people linked to the country’s violent drug cartels.

In a case that could strengthen the industry’s protection against lawsuits, the justices said they would hear the company’s arguments that Mexico’s lawsuit in Massachusetts is time-barred under a 2005 law that gives gun makers a broad liability shield.