A new legal notice is the first step toward suing the government for its alleged culpability for the shooting last year, the “deadliest” in Maine’s history.

More than 100 family members and survivors of Maine's worst mass shooting are planning to file a lawsuit against the U.S. Army for failing to respond to warning signs that the reservist shooter was a threat.

Lawyers for 100 survivors and relatives of victims of the deadliest shooting in Maine history have begun the formal process of suing the U.S. Army for what they say was a failure to act to stop the reservist responsible for the crime,

The Army is accused of failing to follow its own regulations and actively discouraging the police from acting on concerns about Card’s access to firearms.

The survivors and families of victims of the mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine last year are taking legal action against the federal government and army over purported negligence in the case. Why it matters: The plaintiffs' decision to serve legal notices could open the doors to more than 100 individual lawsuits,

Lawyers for 100 survivors and relatives of victims of the deadliest shooting in Maine history have begun the formal process of suing the U.S. Army and an Army hospital for what they say was a failure to act to stop the reservist responsible for the crime,