After a three-week trial, a Philadelphia jury ruled that Sig Sauer, the manufacturer of the P320 pistol, must pay US Army veteran George Abrahams $11 million in damages for injuries caused by an accidental discharge of the firearm. The incident occurred while he was walking down the stairs with the pistol in his holster. The bullet struck his thigh and exited his body above the knee.

This is the second ruling in 2024 against Sig Sauer related to the accidental discharge of the P320. Earlier this year, a man from Georgia received $2.35 million after his P320 discharged while in the holster. In both cases, the courts found that the company sold a defective product. Plaintiffs' lawyers claim that the P320 tends to fire without the trigger being pulled, causing numerous injuries across the United States.

The military version of the P320 is equipped with an external safety to prevent accidental discharges, but the civilian and police versions are not. In 2019, an accidental discharge by a public transit officer in Philadelphia led the city's public transit agency SEPTA to recall all P320 pistols from service and replace them with Glock pistols.

Sig Sauer has settled at least one federal class action lawsuit related to P320 pistols manufactured before 2017, offering refunds or exchanges for the defective pistols. It is estimated that around half a million P320 pistols are in the hands of civilian users in the U.S.

Sig Sauer maintains that the P320 is a safe pistol, one of the most tested, proven, and reliable pistols in recent history. "We strongly disagree with the verdict in this accidental discharge lawsuit and will appeal the court's decision," said the company's attorneys.