Taurus USA is spending big bucks – 39 million of them, at least – to settle a class action lawsuit involving many of their most popular semi-auto pistols, including: PT-111 Millennium; PT-132 Millennium; PT-138 Millennium; PT-140 Millennium; PT-145 Millennium; PT-745 Millennium; PT-609; PT-640 and PT-24/7.
It is estimated that 100,000 pistols could be affected.
The problem? Some folks say they go bang when dropped while the safety is on.
(Grandview Outdoors) – Brazil-based handgun maker Forjas Taurus SA has agreed to a $39 million settlement in a class action lawsuit alleging some of the company’s most popular semi-automatic handguns can discharge when dropped and have a defective safety that allows the gun to fire even when it’s engaged.
According to court documents filed May 15 in a U.S. District Court in Florida, the company has agreed to pay up to $30 million to owners of nine separate handgun models who opt to send their pistols back, with owners receiving anywhere from $150 to $200 for their pistols depending on how many choose that option.
The agreement also will extend the warranty for the nine handgun models, allowing gun owners to send the pistols back to have the handguns inspected by Taurus technicians and address the “safety defects” alleged in the suit. Documents show the settlement could include as many as 100,000 handguns.
That is one helluva nice payday for the lawyers.
That would buy a lot of tauri.
I bet Taurus just loves you, by the way.