Originally Posted by
Nomercy448
Another thought I've had one this topic of late - By offering this recall, it does offer some liability insurance to Remington. If anyone ever gets hurt by an AD using a Walker trigger in the future, if they haven't upgraded according to the recall, then Remington is absolved of liability.
Considering the cost of subsequent lawsuits and the growing settlement awards over time, it's only logical that "the next time" will cost Remington more and more with every iteration, and in our day and age, it's certain that more and more lawsuits will come to bear as accidental discharges happen. So Remington can consider this settlement - a measly $4 per rifle - as an investment in future liability avoidance.
So right, wrong, or indifferent, it does give Remington an out.
You have hit the nail on the head, but now they are not calling it a recall and it's not on everything they produced from day one like I think it should be. They have announced that the initial release was incorrect and it's a settlement, rather than a recall that would have to be announced to the public. This settlement says they will replace triggers on certain rifles IF the owner contacts them. This was a real sharp move on their part because they don't have to put out any notices like a recall would involve and that lessens the number of people they will have to deal with by millions that aren't aware of the situation! It will also do exactly like you stated and get them off the hook if there are more misfires with the old triggers because all they will have to say is the consumer didn't take them up on their settlement agreement! What a great company, LOL! From many posts that I've read on various websites, many people are now saying Remington is producing more and more lousy stuff and that now Marlin is also going down the tubes too after they purchased that company several years ago!