A federal court has cleared a contested engineer to testify in a legal dispute concerning alleged defects in Sig Sauer’s P320 pistols. The engineering expert is expected to provide testimony about claims of “uncommanded firings,” where the firearm is said to discharge without the trigger being pulled. Sig Sauer had earlier requested the Massachusetts court to reference a 2021 ruling by a Texas federal court that dismissed the expert’s theories due to a lack of functional testing and “generalized acceptance.”
This recent development is a significant aspect of the ongoing litigation surrounding the P320 pistols, which have been the subject of various lawsuits over safety concerns. For further details on the case, see the full article on Law.com.