April 18, 2022
An Illinois federal judge refused Monday to disturb a jury's $7.5 million verdict for a SWAT officer who accused ammo maker Safariland LLC of failing to warn consumers that its TKO shotgun breaching rounds must hit metal to disintegrate.
January 13, 2022
A SWAT police officer is urging an Illinois federal judge not to upend a $7.5 million verdict reached last year in his suit against Safariland LLC over his injuries sustained during a training exercise, saying the company's post-trial motion hinges on evidence of dubious origin.
November 09, 2021
Defense gear maker Safariland LLC is urging an Illinois federal judge to either reverse or significantly reduce a SWAT officer's $7.5 million award from a jury that found the company failed to warn consumers its TKO breaching rounds must hit metal to disintegrate on contact.
September 02, 2021
An Illinois federal jury awarded a SWAT officer $7.5 million Thursday after finding defense gear manufacturer Safariland LLC and a subsidiary failed to warn consumers their TKO breaching rounds must be shot at metal to operate as advertised and disintegrate on contact.
September 01, 2021
Defense gear maker Safariland LLC urged an Illinois jury Wednesday to reject a SWAT officer's claims that the company made a defective batch of breaching rounds that injured his spine, arguing that evidence proved a lack of safety measures and precision caused his injuries.
August 24, 2021
A DuPage County, Illinois, SWAT officer told a federal jury Tuesday that he suffered a spinal injury when a breaching round made by law enforcement gear manufacturer Safariland LLC failed to disintegrate as expected.
October 18, 2019
A former SWAT officer's lawsuit over an allegedly defective shotgun shell got teed up for trial Friday when an Illinois federal judge denied most of the manufacturers' bid for an early win over his claims.