Sig Sauer Gets Officer’s Claims Trimmed in Gun-Discharge Lawsuit

A police officer failed to adequately allege warranty claims against gunmaker Sig Sauer Inc. over a leg injury blamed on his service pistol’s unintentional discharge while in his gym bag, but he may proceed with a consumer-protection claim, a federal court in Massachusetts ruled.

Sig Sauer’s promotional statements for the P320 pistol don’t form an express warranty, Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV said Tuesday for the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Walter Collette Jr., a police officer in Somerville, Mass., alleges he stopped for a meal break at his motorcycle club in July 2019. He wrapped ...