OKLAHOMA STATE TROOPER LOSES SUIT AGAINST GLOCK . . . A court has decided against an Oklahoma state trooper who sued Glock for an injury he sustained after he intentionally caused his semiautomatic service pistol to malfunction during a department training exercise. During the exercise, the state trooper was instructed to hold his hand on the slide of his pistol to prevent it from recoiling after being fired. The reason for doing so was to teach the trooper how to handle a situation where his pistol malfunctions, and he must clear it and be ready to reuse it in a short time period. The trooper did as instructed and when his pistol discharged, the trooper's hand was severely injured. The trooper sued Glock, claiming that the pistol was defective and unreasonably dangerous. However, the court saw things differently, finding that Glock could not have reasonably foreseen that its product would be used in the manner which injured the trooper. The trooper's employer has since developed safer ways to train its officers. Representing Glock in this matter were Christopher Renzulli and Edwin Brondo Jr. of the Renzulli Law Firm.
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