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Liability against Taser for Negligence Upheld but $5.5 Million Damages Award Reversed

Loaded on Aug. 27, 2015 by David Reutter published in Prison Legal News September, 2015, page 56
Filed under: Cardiovascular, Stun Guns/Tasers, Damages, Failure to Train/Supervise, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death). Location: North Carolina.

Liability against Taser for Negligence Upheld but $5.5 Million Damages Award Reversed

by David M. Reutter

In November 2013, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a jury’s finding that Taser International was liable for negligence in the death of a teenager tased by a police officer. However, the appellate ...

 

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