In Major Victory For Injured Owners of “Dangerously Defective” Firearm, Federal Jury Awards $2.35 Million To Georgia Man Seriously Wounded By His Holstered, Sig Sauer P320 Handgun
June 21 2024 - 5:01PM
A federal court jury in Georgia yesterday awarded more than $2.35
million in damages to a man that was seriously injured in 2018 when
his holstered, defectively-designed Sig Sauer P320 handgun fired
without him ever touching the trigger. Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky
attorneys Robert Zimmerman and Ryan Hurd headed plaintiff Robert
Lang’s legal team that successfully argued over the two-week
trial that Sig Sauer sold a defective pistol that was
manufactured without a trigger-safety to prevent uncommanded
discharge, and was prone to firing even while holstered.
Following the verdict, Attorney Zimmerman said, “It has
been an honor to represent Mr. Lang in this case (Lang v.
Sig Sauer, 1:21-cv-04196, in the U.S. District Court for the
Northern District of Georgia) and we are pleased the jury,
which deliberated for more than seven hours over two
days, concluded that the
plaintiff’s P320 was defective and
dangerous. In the aftermath of
this significant verdict, we renew our call for Sig
Sauer to redesign this pistol for
the protection of its many law enforcement
and private citizen customers. Our team looks forward to
many more trials involving the P320 to continue to hold
Sig Sauer accountable for its defective gun and its
negligence.”
Ryan Hurd, Mr. Zimmerman’s Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky colleague
and co-counsel on the case, added, “The P320 was on trial in
this case before an incredibly attentive jury. During
deliberations the jury twice re-examined the weapon that shot Mr.
Lang after hearing extensive testimony, including
from our forensic firearms experts. At the end
of the day the gun lost, convincingly.” The Firm has filed, to
date, more than 60 similar cases against Sig Sauer, with
another nearly two dozen awaiting filing. In each case they
assert
that Sig Sauer manufactures the only
pre-cocked pistols on the market that are not
equipped with any form of external manual
safety.
Attorney Matthew Bonham from Protentis
Law served as local plaintiff’s counsel in the litigation and
was an active participant in the trial.
Additional information can be found at
www.smbb.com/SigSauer.
Contacts:Robert W. Zimmerman/ rzimmerman@smb.com /
215-575-3898Steph Rosenfeld / steph@idadvisors.com /
215-514-4101