Posted on 08/25/2016 4:49:19 PM PDT by PROCON
A $75,000 personal injury case against Glock filed by an Arkansas policeman has been scheduled for trial in a federal court, according to the final scheduling order issued last week.
The jury trial will start Aug. 21, 2017, in a federal court in Helena, Arkansas, the order says. Final arguments and discovery exhibits are due in the beginning months of the year.
The plaintiff in the case, Larry Jones, of Cherry Valley, Arkansas, was injured when his Glock 19C pistol discharged unexpectedly at the shooting range in June 2013, the lawsuit says. At the time he was trying to attach a tactical light.
According to the complaint, the pistol had not been modified or changed since he bought the pistol in December 2000. The lawsuit alleges Glock sold the pistol “in a defective condition which rendered (it) unreasonably dangerous.”
The Glock pistol’s lack of a manual safety and other similar features are the subject of what the lawsuit characterizes as defects that led to the injury. Also, Glock did not give “a reasonable and adequate warning of dangers inherent and/or reasonably foreseeable in the use” of the pistol, the lawsuit says.
According to the complaint, Jones injured his left foot and has experienced pain and suffering since the incident. In response, Glock denied all allegations presented in the complaint. The case was originally filed in a Arkansas state court, but was transferred to a federal civil court in May.
Glock, an Austrian company with its U.S. headquarters in Smyrna, Georgia, has had its fair share of criticism due to the lack of a manual safety. Critics have long said the design is attributable to a rise in accidental discharges and misfirings and requires more training to handle it adequately.
Despite the criticism, the company is the leading producer of handguns for law enforcement with 65 percent of market share. In fact, the Federal Bureau of Investigation just renewed contracts with Glock to the tune of $85 million. According to recent estimates, Glock has an annual revenue of $400 million.
Really, really, and really. Broke every single rule.
This dumbazz gomer shouldn’t have been let out of the house with anything deadlier than a marsh mellow, let alone a firearm.
Seems like operator error. Gun loaded, pointed at foot, hand on gun, what could go wrong?
I don't expect any sensible person to mount something on a loaded firearm, let alone on a Glock. I love Glocks, but they are not for rookies or for the reckless. They fire every time you pull the trigger when they're loaded, which is why I never do cleaning or gunsmithing on a loaded Glock - but the Glock is my go-to home defense weapon (until I can get to a 12 gauge shotgun).
The cop should lose the case, since he was reckless. The cop should also lose his job since he doesn't know how to handle firearms.
I would be too embarrassed to let my name be associated with such stupid behavior.
The gun worked just like it was supposed to. The shooter was defective. End of story.
The idiot was adding accessories on a loaded weapon? So much for the myth of the cop as a “trained professional.”
100%... what a buffoon
lol
Trying to attach a Tactical light to a chambered gun? Effing brilliant. And this clown wants to advertise to the world How stupid he is?
Darwin awards top candidate if he had hit himself between the eyes. Unfortunately he has probably already bred and passed on the stupidity gene. Glock should win this one easily.
Sure - what could possible go wrong? /sarc
The stupid, it burns.
Lucky he didn't hit his femoral artery and bleed out.
Yes!
I even have badger paperclips for my rubber band gun!
Wise men fear me.
Pistols...nay, ANY firearm, does NOT discharge unexpectedly.
I do not like Glocks...that dislike having nothing to do with the lack of a manual safety, more to do with the overall engineering and mechanics of the weapon, but when one places one's finger on the trigger, one should expect a discharge.
Period.
To argue the firearm is defective simply because one is too stupid to follow protocol when handling a firearm...is, well, stupid.
Attempting to install an accessory on a loaded firearm is even more stupid...as stupid as attempting to clean a loaded firearm.
You can't fix stupid, nor should stupid be compensated.
He hasn’t suffered enough and should be thankful to be alive despite his stupidity.
Don't point a gun at something unless you intend to shoot it. He pointed it at his foot...
Stepped on a long spike in a field. Honest, Doc. Just patch me up and let me go home. Do you have a back exit from this place?
Sooo, a cop ( expert etc) attempted to attached a rail flashlight to his fully loaded Glock ( or any firearm). He shoots himself and he has the gall to try to sue? Okay.
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