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Remington Filed Thousands Of Cartoons In A Sandy Hook Court Case. Was It Trolling?

Lawyers for victims' families suing Remington say the gun-maker is slowing the legal process by filing thousands of pictures, videos and emojis. Remington sources say that accusation is not fair.
Among the documents produced by Remington Arms Co. were more than 18,000 files depicting emoji, cartoons and other images including one of a <em>Despicable Me</em> minion sliced like steak with the caption "filet minion," according to a court filing by lawyers representing 10 Sandy Hook families in a lawsuit against the company.
Updated July 9, 2021 at 8:14 AM ET

Lawyers representing 10 Sandy Hook families in a lawsuit against Remington Arms Co. have accused the gun-maker of deliberately slowing the discovery process by filing tens of thousands of seemingly unrelated images and videos.

Among the documents produced by Remington were more than 18,000 files depicting cartoons and emoji, along with thousands of seemingly personal photos and videos of people participating in activities like go-karting, hunting and gender reveal parties, according to . Meanwhile, they said, the company has been too slow to turn over

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