Taser Loses 1st Product-Liability Suit; Jury Awards $6 Million By Margaret Cronin Fisk June 7 (Bloomberg) -- Taser International Inc. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/quote?ticker=TASR%3AUS <http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/quote?ticker=TASR%3AUS> , the largest stun-gun maker, lost a $6.2 million jury verdict over the death of a California man who died after police shot him multiple times with the weapon. The defeat is the first for Taser in a product- liability claim. A San Jose, California, jury yesterday said Taser had failed to warn
police in Salinas, California, that prolonged exposure to electric shock from the device could cause a risk of cardiac arrest. The jury awarded $1 million in compensatory damages and $5.2 million in punitive damages to the estate of Robert Heston, 40, and his parents. The jury cleared
the police officers of any liability. The lawsuit is Heston v. City of Salinas, C 05-03658 JW, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California (San Jose).
police in Salinas, California, that prolonged exposure to electric shock from the device could cause a risk of cardiac arrest. The jury awarded $1 million in compensatory damages and $5.2 million in punitive damages to the estate of Robert Heston, 40, and his parents. The jury cleared
the police officers of any liability. The lawsuit is Heston v. City of Salinas, C 05-03658 JW, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California (San Jose).
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