Jury Rules in Favor of Sig Sauer in Lawsuit Over P320 Pistol Defect Allegations
A jury in U.S. District Court in Bangor ruled in favor of gun manufacturer Sig Sauer in a lawsuit filed by Somerset County detective David Cole. The lawsuit alleged defects in Sig Sauer's P320 pistol, which Cole claimed unintentionally fired and injured him. The jury found that Sig Sauer did not fail to provide adequate warnings about the pistol's risks, was not negligent, and that the pistol was not defective when sold. The case is part of a broader wave of litigation concerning the P320, a model popular with law enforcement and military forces. Despite the ruling, the Coles' legal team argued that the P320 had a history of unintentional discharges, which Sig Sauer denied, maintaining that the pistol cannot fire without a trigger pull.