Personal Injury Law

Man Recieves $2.85 Mil. After Being Tased

By Edward Bills

A stun-gun manufacturer has agreed to a $2.85 million settlement with a California man who suffered brain damage after being tased four years ago. The man was shocked by a Watsonvile, Calif., police officer in 2006 after refusing to exit a bus. The suit says the man went into cardiac arrest and stopped breathing for 18 minutes after being tased. He suffered severe brain damage, and now requires around-the-clock care, the suit claims. The settlement money will go toward the man’s past and future medical costs.

Full post as published by Bodily Injury Blog on August 16, 2010 (boomark / email).