Taser death lawsuit News

Uncertain Risks Associated with Products May Pose Real Legal Risk for Manufacturers and Insurers

A difficult question facing manufacturers is when — absent regulatory requirement to do so — must they warn consumers of potential, but not established, hazards associated with the use of their products. There is no set answer, but the changing …

Utah Taser Death Claim Settled

A settlement has been reached in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of an Arizona man who died in 2009 after a southern Utah police officer shocked him with a Taser, lawyers for both sides said. The parties …

Parents of Dead North Carolina Man Sue Police

The parents of a Charlotte, N.C., man who died after being shocked with a Taser last year have sued the police department and the company that makes the device. The lawsuit accuses a Charlotte police officer of using excessive, deadly …