Brady Files Lawsuit Against Michigan Sporting Goods Store Over Straw Purchase that Ended in Murder
Family of firearm victim alleges national gun retailer is liable in the death of Daniel Banaszak, Sr.
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Stephen Banaszak v. Dunham's Sports
CASE STATUS: ACTIVE
FILED: JUNE 14, 2023
MICHIGAN
Brady Represents Family of Daniel Banaszak, Sr. in Lawsuit Alleging National Gun Retailer is Liable in Death
BACKGROUND
Brady represents the family of Daniel Banaszak Sr. in a lawsuit seeking to hold Dunham’s Sports accountable for knowingly violating the law and its duties as a licensed firearms dealer, by selling a firearm to a straw purchaser. The complaint alleges Dunham’s ignored numerous red flags that collectively demonstrated the sale of the firearm was a straw transaction. Following the sale, the straw purchaser transferred the firearm to the shooter, who used that gun to murder Mr. Banaszak within hours of the illicit purchase.
"The facts are clear that, in this case, Dunham’s Sports did not perform its duty and should not have facilitated an obvious straw purchase which ended in a very preventable tragedy.”
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