Negligent Design Claims Against Taser Shot Down

Law360, New York (May 07, 2008, 12:00 AM ET) -- Taser International Inc. has continued its winning streak in a series of lawsuits over its electric stunners, with an appeals court ruling that the company was not liable for a Madera, Calif., police officer's fatal shooting of a suspect when she mistakenly drew her handgun instead of her Taser.

A two-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit said Monday that the city of Madera could not make out a prima facie design defect claim in a case stemming from the death...
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