Smith & Wesson has had its gun charges reviewed by the Supreme Court, Bloomberg says

The Supreme Court said it will hear Smith & Wesson Brands’ efforts to throw out a lawsuit filed by the Mexican government accusing the company of facilitating the sale of firearms to people linked to the Mexican government. drug cartels, Bloomberg’s Greg Stohr reports. The justices said they will hear Smith & Wesson’s claims that the lawsuit is time-barred under a 2005 law that gives gun manufacturers a broad liability shield, according to Bloomberg. A federal appeals court had allowed the case to proceed.