Nuisance suits

Intermittent filters are best suited to small applications which will allow the process to be stopped at intervals. The interval used is 4h (i.e. a morning or afternoon shift). Mechanical shaking is done by either hand or electric motor. The application of these filters is limited to the incoming dust burden of the order of 5 g/m and is known as nuisance dust. 

There are many conflicting opinions in state courts regarding suits against gun manufacturers. In Spitzer v. Sturm, Ruger Co. (2003) the New York Supreme Court rejected a similar public nuisance claim. The court noted that firearms were already heavily regulated and that legislatures were much more suited than courts to deal with the problems caused by guns. 

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