Following Landmark $2.35 Million Georgia Jury Verdict Against “Dangerously Defective Gun” Maker, Law Firm Prepares to File More Defective Product Claims Against Sig Sauer
June 25 2024 - 4:45PM
Attorneys at Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky are planning to file more
claims this week on behalf of wounded Sig Sauer P320 gun owners
following last week’s landmark $2.35 million Federal jury award to
their Georgia client who was shot by his holstered P320 pistol
without ever touching the trigger. The legal team and their client
are disappointed the global gun manufacturer continues to bash the
victim of its defective product and disregard the evidence relied
upon by the jury in the unanimous verdict against Sig Sauer on all
counts.
“Sig lost the case and vowed to appeal,” said lead
plaintiff’s attorney Robert W. Zimmerman. “But why are they
re-victimizing the plaintiff/victim, Robert Lang (the case is Lang
v. Sig Sauer, 1:21-cv-04196, in the U.S. District Court for
the Northern District of Georgia), their own customer, after a
Federal jury delivered this unanimous verdict against the company
after more than seven hours of deliberations over two days? Sig
Sauer and its defectively-designed, unsafe P320 was on trial before
that jury and they both lost. Instead of assailing Mr. Lang’s
testimony, Sig Sauer instead could be doing what is right for
customers — including law enforcement and private
citizens — and recall the gun and fix it so the rash of
uncommanded P320 firings and serious gunshot injuries can finally
end.”
Ryan Hurd, Mr. Zimmerman’s co-counsel in the case,
said the firm plans to file additional cases later this week
against the New Hampshire-based corporation. “We are honored to
represent Mr. Lang — and the dozens of other P320
clients/victims across the country. Mr. Lang’s nearly half-day of
testimony was clear and convincing. It is offensive that Sig is
trying to portray him as untruthful instead of expressing
compassion for one of its many wounded customers; the jury’s $2.35
million verdict is resounding.”
The Firm has filed, to date, more than 60 similar
cases against Sig Sauer, with dozens more 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 safety for the protection
of the owner and bystanders. The P320 has been the subject of
controversy, litigation, and media scrutiny for years. Last April
it was featured in a joint investigation by The Washington Post and
The Trace, joining other national investigative reports.
Attorney Matthew
Bonham from Protentis Law served as local
plaintiff’s counsel in the Georgia litigation and was an active
participant in the trial.
Additional information can be found at
www.smbb.com/SigSauer.
Contacts: Robert W. Zimmerman/ rzimmerman@smbb.com
/ 215-575-3898 Steph Rosenfeld / steph@idadvisors.com /
215-514-4101
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