Mexico has sued U.S. gun companies for billions of dollars over claims that guns manufactured by them have fueled drug cartel violence.

The Supreme Court seemed likely Tuesday to block a $10 billion lawsuit Mexico filed against top firearm manufacturers in the U.S. alleging the companies have fueled cartel gun violence.

The Mexican government's lawsuit against U.S. gun companies is set to go before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday.

Supreme Court justices heard arguments in an appeal by gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson and firearm distributor Interstate Arms.

The lower appellate court ruled that Mexico had “plausibly” claimed that the manufacturers did aid and abet the illegal trafficking of guns “by passing along guns knowing that the purchasers include unlawful buyers, and making design and marketing decisions targeted towards those exact individuals.”