Officers immune from liability for ‘excessive’ Taser use 
Published: October 24, 2011
Tags: Excessive Force, Fourth Amendment, qualified immunity, Taser, §1983
Police who may have violated the Fourth Amendment by using their Tasers in an excessive manner are nonetheless entitled to immunity from civil rights claims, the en banc 9th Circuit has ruled.
Officer faces liability for grabbing gun instead of Taser
Published: August 26, 2011
Tags: civil rights, Excessive Force, Fourth Amendment, qualified immunity, Taser, §1983
A police officer may be liable for mistakenly shooting a suspect with a gun when she meant to subdue him with a Taser, the 9th Circuit has ruled in reversing a summary judgment.
Judge awards $1 million in stun gun wrongful death suit
Published: August 23, 2011
Tags: Michigan, police, Taser, teenager, wrongful death
A federal judge in Bay City, Mich. has approved a $1 million settlement in the wrongful death suit filed by the family of Brett Elder, the Bay City teen who died after Bay City police used a Taser to subdue him.
Family wins $10 million verdict against TASER International for death
Published: July 21, 2011
Tags: North Carolina, Taser, wrongful death
Taser International must pay $10 million to the family of a Charlotte, N.C. teenager who died in 2008 after being shocked by a police officer — the biggest jury award ever against the company.
Mother to receive $1.3 million settlement over police shooting of her son
Published: June 30, 2011
Tags: California, manslaughter, police shooting, public transportation, Taser, wrongful death
The mother of Oscar Grant III will receive $1.3 million from BART in a settlement agreement that ends, in part, a federal civil rights lawsuit filed against the transit agency after one of its officers killed Grant, an attorney representing Grant’s mother said.
County pays $1.9 million to settle stun gun suit
Published: April 28, 2011
Tags: California, police, stun gun, Taser, wrongful death
Marin County, Calif. has agreed to pay $1.9 million to settle a lawsuit alleging sheriff’s deputies used excessive force when they repeatedly shocked a 66-year-old man with a stun gun at his home.
City pays $750K to settle suit by officer
By:
Associated Press
Published: February 3, 2011
Tags: California, civil rights, Excessive Force, police officer, Taser
The town of Antioch, Calif. has agreed to a $750,000 settlement with a former police inspector who said she was unnecessarily shocked with a stun gun by city police while calmly answering officers’ questions.
More personal injury litigation highlights of 2010
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: January 6, 2011
Tags: asbestos, defective design, diacetyl, Engle litigation, Ford, nursing home, popcorn lung disease, rollover, second-hand asbestos, sudden unintended acceleration, Taser, tobacco, Toyota
In addition to a wide array of drug litigation, 2010 brought verdicts and settlements involving a number of other products, including Toyota vehicles, asbestos and tobacco. Here is a look at some of the highlights from the year just past.
Man claims stun gun stopped heart
By:
Associated Press
Published: December 13, 2010
Tags: brain damage, Excessive Force, Oregon, police, Taser
An Oregon man has filed a $3 million federal lawsuit claiming he suffered serious injuries when a Clackamas County sheriff’s deputy shot him with a 50,000-volt stun gun.
Plaintiffs may recover for excessive Taser use
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: November 12, 2010
Tags: civil rights, Excessive Force, Taser, §1983
Civil rights plaintiffs may recover damages for the death of their mentally ill son who could not be revived after being tased by police up to twelve times, the 7th Circuit has ruled in reversing a summary judgment.
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