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New Hampshire’s new law protecting gunmakers faces first test in court over Sig Sauer lawsuit
MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE, JUL 21 – The new law aims to limit liability claims tied to optional safety features amid lawsuits from nearly 80 plaintiffs alleging defects in the Sig Sauer P320 pistol.
- On Monday, New Hampshire's new law faces its first court test in Concord, with Sig Sauer's lawsuits consolidated under one federal judge, and attorneys arguing it should apply to the March case.
- Amid mounting lawsuits, the Republican-led Legislature enacted the law shielding Sig Sauer, which was created in response to mounting claims over the P320 pistol's defects and protects against liability related to optional safety features like the external mechanical safety.
- Twenty-Two plaintiffs, including current and former law enforcement officers, claim a P320 defect allows discharge without trigger engagement in the March case involving 16 states.
- Sig Sauer's attorneys moved to dismiss, while Judge LaPlante flagged a potential problem in the law's effective-date wording, as the argument unfolded.
- Plaintiffs' attorneys claimed that the law `has zero implication`, while the law maintains it applies only to cases filed on or after May 23 and limits coverage to future lawsuits.
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