Taser Lawsuits
"All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent." - Thomas Jefferson
- Taser shares plummet as company loses its first lawsuit.
06/10/09 - Jury orders Taser to pay included $1,021,000 in compensatory damages and $5.2 million in punitive damages to the family of Robert Heston, of Salinas, Calif. who died Feb. 19, 2005, after being hit multiple times with Taser stun guns by Salinas police officers.
- Judge awards $1.4M to lawyers in Taser lawsuit
02/05/2009 - SAN JOSE, Calif—A federal judge has ordered Taser International to pay $1.4 million to lawyers for the family of a Salinas man who died after police officers repeatedly shocked him with stun guns. similar results
- Taser company to pay $1.4 million in attorney's fees in Salinas man's death
02/06/2009 - A federal judge on Thursday ordered Taser International Inc. to pay more than $1.4 million in fees to the lawyers for the family of Robert C. similar results
- Canada cops won't face charges in Taser death case
12/12/2008 - Vancouver, British Columbia—Four federal police officers will not face charges for using a Taser gun on an agitated Polish traveler in a confrontation that ended with the man dying at a Canadian airport, prosecutors said Friday. similar results
- San Jose to pay $70K in Taser death settlement
12/17/2008 - SAN JOSE, Calif.—The city of San Jose will pay $70,000 to the family of a man who died after police used a Taser stun gun on him. similar results
- Vegas police officers sue makers of Taser weapons
11/23/2008 - LAS VEGAS—Two Las Vegas police officers who were seriously hurt after being shocked by Taser weapons in 2003 have sued its makers, saying the company failed to properly warn the department about the potential for injury. similar results
