semiautomatic ar-15-style rifle used in the massacre. they will tell you this is made for hunting, but where s the animal? where s the aninal. reporter: attorneys representing the families were able to navigate around the federal law designed to protect gun companies from litigation, arguing that remmington chose profit over safety and deliberately marketed the ar-15 to troubled young men. i know that the headlines today are going to be a lot about the $73 million. that is just not really on my radar. it s more about the process of what we can now do with what we ve discovered and how we can share that to everyone else. reporter: back in december 2012, the 20-year-old gunman entered the school and began a shooting rampage, killing 20 first graders and six teachers before taking his own life. vicki was an incredible person. reporter: jillian and matthew soto are siblings of 27-year-old27-year-old victoriaa
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teacher who died trying to protect her students. why was it important for your family to be a part of this lawsuits against remmington? we are sending a message to gun companies and to insurance companies that your products are dangerous and you can be held liable for the deaths that come from these products. it gives us hope that people are going to remember who died at sandy hook, who vicki is, and the fight that these families have put up to see this not happen again. reporter: remmington, which has now filed for bankruptcy twice, has not responded to cbs news request for comments. lawyers for the nine sandy hook families say the gun maker did agree to make all of its marketing materials public as a part of the settlement. norah. o donnell: nikki battiste, thank you. now to a major development in the sex abuse scandal that has shaken the royal family. britain s prince andrew has agreed to settle a lawsuits filed by a woman who says she
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in our national lead, for the first time ever, a gun manufacturer is being held legally liable for a mass shooting in the united states. 20 first graders and six adults were gunned down with a semi-automatic rifle at the sandy hook elementary school in connecticut. today the families of nine victim agreed to a $73 million settlement with remmington, the manufacturer of that gun. they had sued remmington years ago saying the company was partly responsibility because of how the company marked the weapon, touting its combat style. erica hill is live for us in connecticut where the families held an emotional press conference. tell us more. what did they have to say? reporter: yeah. that number will grab your attention. $73 million. what we heard from the family and the attorneys, this is not about the money. what they were going after were the marketing practices which she said violated connecticut state law. and that was going to be an uphill battle, is what everybody
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reporter: president biden says he will work with congress to protect consumers at the pump. senate democrats are considering a federal gas tax holiday, which would last the rest of the year and could save consumers up to 18 cents a gallon, but it s too early to tell if the bill has enough support. norah. o donnell: omar villafranca, thanks. tonight, in an historic settlement, a gun manufacturer for the first time is being held liable for a mass shooting. nearly 10 years after 20 first graders and six educators were killed at sandy hook elementary, the families of nine victims are reached a $73 million settlement with remington, the maker of the rifle used in attack. we get more from cbs nikki battiste. i m very hopeful this creates precedent. reporter: after the the murder of her six-year-old son, dylan, at sandy hook elementary, nicole hockley fought for change. he s among nine victims family who took on remmington, manufacturers of the
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