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CA Judge Denies Taser's Motion to Dismiss

A California judge has dismissed Taser International’s Motion to Dismiss in a lawsuit arising from a 2004 death of a Monterey CA man who had been tasered. Taser International, Inc., asked the district court to dismiss the claims of the Rosa family, contending that (1) Michael Rosa’s death was not re

By The Legal Examiner

/ 10 Mar 2006

Police Use Taser on Elderly Man in Wheelchair

Every day I read a new Taser story. Each day the story seems to get more outrageous. Today, the story’s about a Harris County (TX) sheriff’s deputy using a taser on an elderly man in a wheelchair! The deputy has been placed on administrative leave for improper use of the stun gun weapon. The 73 year

By The Legal Examiner

/ 8 Mar 2006

Tasered Inmate Remains in Coma

A Tennessee man remains in a coma after being tasered while in custody for public intoxication. The FBI has begun an investigation into why the man lapsed into a coma after being tasered by a jail deputy. According to police, an M26 Taser was fired at the man after he became combative.

By The Legal Examiner

/ 7 Mar 2006

Taser and Military Don't Mix

Randall Udelman, fellow Injury Board blogger in Phoenix, has a nice post on the military’s stance on tasers. The military recognizes the stun gun weapon is just too dangerous for any training exercise.

By The Legal Examiner

/ 6 Mar 2006

Taser 12 Gauge

Outrageous but true: in the midst of mounting public concern over its dangerous stun gun, Taser International has developed and plans to market a 12 gauge shotgun so that its users can fire from a greater distance! That’s just brilliant! In the face of a public outcry over safety concerns and more t

By The Legal Examiner

/ 6 Mar 2006

EPA Requests Reduced Use of Teflon Chemical

The chemical manufacturers use to make Teflon, perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA, have been asked by the EPA to reduce and eventually eliminate its use due to its carcinogenic properties. Teflon is used in a wide range of consumer goods, including nonstick cookware, waterproof clothing, and food packa

By The Legal Examiner

/ 5 Mar 2006

Orlando Jury Rules Against Cop in Taser Case

In what is thought to be the first Taser lawsuit against a cop, a fedral civil jury found in favor of the plaintiff and awarded him $100,000 in punitive damages. The case stemmed from a June 2003 traffic incident during which Dontray Chaney was pulled out of his car and forcibly thrown to the ground

By The Legal Examiner

/ 4 Mar 2006

Lead Poisoning Treatment Linked to Deaths in Children

The CDC has linked a drug used to treat lead poisoning with cardiac arrest in children. Hospira, Inc, the maker of the drug Endrate, had no comment after the CDC released its results. Mary Jean Brown, chief of the CDC’s Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch, said hospital pharmacies should consider wheth

By The Legal Examiner

/ 3 Mar 2006

Tasered 6 year old boy's Family Sues Police

In an article published in the Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel parents of a 6 year old boy will sue the police department that fired a taser at the young boy after a confrontation in the school office. First of all, how can you call this a confrontation? How is it possible the police or anyone else for

By The Legal Examiner

/ 3 Mar 2006

Tequin Study Reveals Blood Sugar Problems

According to a Canadian study to be published March 30th in the New England Journal of Medicine, users of the antibiotic Tequin were 17 times more likely to receive emergency room treatment for hyperglycemia or high blood sugar. If untreated, the condition can be fatal. The antibiotic has been used

By The Legal Examiner

/ 2 Mar 2006

Florida Legislature to Debate Taser Use

There’s a well-balanced, thoughtful editorial in the Palm Beach Post this morning that is worth a read on tasers. The upcoming legislative debate over taser use comes in light of the tragic and unnecessary death of a Ft. Pierce man. Samuel Hair of Fort Pierce was suffering from mental illness not cr

By The Legal Examiner

/ 2 Mar 2006

3 Police Officers on Leave After Taser Death

A second Fort Pierce police officer and an agent with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement have been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation into the death of Samuel F. Hair Jr. Hair, 48, was given a Taser shock by police the night of Feb. 21 in the Lawnwood Regional Medical Cen

By The Legal Examiner

/ 1 Mar 2006