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Jury Allots Blame in Teacher's Death
Associated Press
Friday, November 15, 2002; Page A12
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Nov. 14 -- A jury ordered a gun distributor today to pay $1.2 million to the widow of a teacher who was gunned down by a student. As part of a $24 million judgment in a landmark case targeting inexpensive handguns, the jury pinned most of the fault for the 2000 slaying of Barry Grunow on the gun's owner and on school officials. But the jury ruled that gun distributor Valor Corp. should shoulder part of the blame because it didn't sell the gun with a safety feature, such as a lock, that could have prevented Nathaniel Brazill, 13, from using it. Pam Grunow sued Valor, contending that the type of small, cheap pistol Brazill used often falls into the hands of juveniles and criminals and can be confused with a toy.

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