Johnson v. Glock, Inc., et al.

The Court has allowed, or “certified,” a class action lawsuit that may affect you if you are an individual consumer who purchased any Glock pistol designed to shoot the following calibers: (1) 10mm, (2) 40 S&W, (3) 9mm, (4) 45 ACP, (5) 45 GAP, (6) .380, and (7) .357 Sig. in the State of California since introduced into the stream of commerce by Defendants. Individual consumer refers to a natural person, not a business entity or governmental agency.

The Honorable William H. Orrick of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California is overseeing this class action. The case is known as Johnson v. Glock, Inc., et al., Case No.: 3:20-cv-08807-WHO (the “lawsuit”). The individual who filed this lawsuit is called the “Plaintiff” and/or “Class Representative” and the companies sued, Glock Ges.m.b.H. and Glock, Inc., are called the “Defendants.”

In a class action, one or more people (called Class Representatives) sue on behalf of all people who have similar legal claims. Together, all these people are called a class or class members. One court resolves the issues for all class members, except for those class members who timely exclude themselves (opt out) from the class.

The Class Representative in this lawsuit is Plaintiff Steven C. Johnson.

The lawsuit alleges that the design of the chamber in the Glock pistols identified above renders the pistols unreasonably dangerous and unfit for their intended use, and as a result consumers who purchased any Glock pistol designed to shoot the following calibers: (1) 10mm, (2) 40 S&W, (3) 9mm, (4) 45 ACP, (5) 45 GAP, (6) .380, and (7) .357 Sig. in the State of California overpaid for their Glock pistol.

This lawsuit alleges violations of laws regarding consumer protection, failure to disclose information, unfair business practices, and false advertising, not personal injury or property damage.

Glock denies the legal claims in this lawsuit and says that the design of the chamber does not render the pistols unreasonably dangerous and unfit for their intended use, and denies any wrongdoing or liability as detailed in their Answer to the Complaint available on the Documents page of this website. No court or other judicial entity has made any judgment or other determination of any wrongdoing by the Defendants, or that any law has been violated.

The Court has not decided whether Plaintiff or Glock is right. By establishing the class and providing Notice, the Court has not decided and is not suggesting that Plaintiff will win or lose this lawsuit. The parties have a chance to prove or disprove their legal claims and/or defenses. The Plaintiff must prove their legal claims at a trial.

The Plaintiff is asking for money for the class members for Glock’s alleged wrongdoings. The Plaintiff is also asking for injunctive relief or equitable relief (a legal term that means Plaintiff is asking Glock to stop doing the alleged wrongdoings) as decided by the Court, and attorneys’ fees and costs for Class Counsel.

No money or benefits are available now. The Court has not decided whether Glock did anything wrong, and Plaintiff and Glock have not settled the lawsuit. There is no guarantee money or benefits will be obtained in the future or the amount of money that may be available. You will be notified if money or benefits become available.

You are a class member if you are an individual consumer who purchased any Glock pistol designed to shoot the following calibers: (1) 10mm, (2) 40 S&W, (3) 9mm, (4) 45 ACP, (5) 45 GAP, (6) .380, and (7) .357 Sig. in the State of California since introduced into the stream of commerce by Defendants. Individual consumer means a natural person, not a business entity or governmental agency.

If you are still not sure whether you are included in the class, you may go to the Documents page of this website and review the Notice or call the Notice Administrator’s toll-free number at 1-888-894-5122.

You do not have to do anything now if you want to keep the possibility of getting money or benefits from this lawsuit in the future. By doing nothing you are staying in the class and if the Plaintiff obtains money or benefits in the future, you will be notified about how to get your share. If you do nothing now, you will not be able to sue or continue to sue Glock—as part of any other lawsuit—about the same legal claims in this lawsuit. You will also be legally bound by the orders and judgments.

If you want to sue Glock on your own regarding the same legal claims in this lawsuit, or already have your own lawsuit against Glock regarding the same legal claims in this lawsuit and you want to continue with it, you need to ask to be excluded from the class. If you exclude or remove yourself from the class—sometimes called “opting-out” of the class—you will not get any money or benefits from this lawsuit even if Plaintiff wins at trial or there is a settlement. However, you may be able to sue or continue to sue Glock on your own. If you exclude yourself, you will not be legally bound by the Court’s judgments in this class action lawsuit.

If you start your own lawsuit or continue with an existing lawsuit against Glock regarding the same legal claims in this lawsuit after you exclude yourself, you will have to hire your own lawyer(s) for that lawsuit, and you will have to prove your legal claims. If you do exclude yourself so you can start or continue your own lawsuit against Glock, you should talk to your own lawyer soon, because your legal claims may be subject to a statute of limitations, meaning that you may face a deadline after which you cannot sue.

To exclude yourself from the class, you must fill out and submit an “Exclusion Request” here, or send a letter by mail, which includes the following:

1. Your name, address, telephone number, and email address (if any);

2. Your personal physical signature; and

3. A statement that you want to be excluded from the class, such as “I hereby request to be excluded from the class in Johnson v. Glock, Inc.”

The exclusion request must be submitted online or mailed to the Notice Administrator at the following address, and be postmarked by APRIL 20, 2026:

Notice Administrator
P.O. Box 2237
Portland, OR 97208-2237

You cannot opt out (exclude yourself) by telephone or by email.

“Mass” or “class” requests for exclusion filed by third parties on behalf of a “mass” or “class” of class members or multiple class members where the opt out hasn’t been signed by each and every individual class member will not be allowed.

Yes, the Court has appointed Robert K. Lewis and Amy M. Lewis of the law firm Lewis and Lewis Trial Lawyers, PLC, Nicholas Panayotopoulos, Alexander Heydemann, Gary J. Toman and Jeremy Alberts of the law firm Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial LLC, and Paul R. Kiesel and Jeffrey A. Koncius of the law firm Kiesel Law LLP as Class Counsel to represent you and the class for the purposes of this lawsuit. You may hire your own lawyer at your own cost and expense if you want someone other than Class Counsel to represent you in this lawsuit.

You do not need to hire your own lawyer because Class Counsel is working on your behalf. But, if you want your own lawyer, you can hire your own lawyer at your own expense. For example, you can ask them to appear in Court for you if you want someone other than Class Counsel to speak for you.

If Class Counsel gets money or benefits for the class, they may ask the Court for an award of attorneys’ fees and expenses. You will not have to personally pay these attorneys’ fees and expenses. If the Court grants Class Counsels’ request, the attorneys’ fees and expenses will either be deducted from any money obtained for the class or paid separately by Glock.

Class Counsel will have to prove Plaintiff’s legal claims at a trial. The trial has not been scheduled. During the trial, a Jury and the Judge will hear all of the evidence to help them reach a decision about whether Plaintiff or Glock are right about the legal claims in the lawsuit. There is no guarantee that Plaintiff will win, or that they will get any money for the class.

No. You do not need to attend the trial. Class Counsel will present the case for the Plaintiff and the class, and lawyers for Glock will present on their behalf. You or your own lawyer may attend at your own expense.

If the Plaintiff obtains money or benefits as a result of the lawsuit, and you remain in the class, you will be notified about how to participate to receive money or benefits. It is unknown how long this will take.

This website summarizes the lawsuit and the proceedings. You can get additional information by visiting the Documents page of this website, by calling 1-888-894-5122 or by writing to:

You may also contact Class Counsel at the following addresses:

You may also access the Court docket in this case, for a fee, through the Court’s Public Access to Electronic Records (PACER) system at https://ecf.cand.uscourts.gov. To learn about PACER and register for a PACER account, go to https://www.Pacer.gov/. Once you have a PACER account, you can access and retrieve documents from the Court’s docket for the Action at https://ecf.cand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl.

You can also access and retrieve documents from the Court’s docket by visiting the office of the Clerk of the Court for the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, 280 South 1st Street, San Jose, CA 95113, between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Court holidays.

PLEASE DO NOT TELEPHONE THE COURT OR THE COURT CLERK’S OFFICE REGARDING THIS NOTICE.