Criminal Law

Interesting Taser development
Taser has brought out a version as a 12 gauge projectile. Range is about a hundred feet. The prospect of having a Taser, with four rounds of buck behind it in case the Taser fails, is interesting.

TASER International Finally held Accountable for Death
Salinas, CA: In June 2008 the first lawsuit was successfully won against TASER International—the first out of at least 70 suits against the Arizona company that manufacturers M-26 taser guns...

More on Taser Guns
The Wall Street Journal Online (paid subscription required) has an article under its Shareholder Scoreboard dated February 28, 2005 on Best 3-Year/1-Year Performer: Taser International, which details the remarkable growth Taser stock has enjoyed, but also indicates that safety concerns (see our February 12, 2005 post On Taser Guns) are becoming a problem for the company, which manufactures Taser Guns...

Triple Your Pleasure: Taser To Introduce New Weapon That Allows Officers To Taser Three People Without Reloading
Despite continuing controversies associated with the expanding use of tasers, Taser International has concluded that the problem is that officers cannot taser enough people before facing the hassle of reloading...

Taser time
A new report that came out today (CBC, Toronto Star) paints a troubling picture about the reporting of Taser use. The RCMP is stripping crucial details about Taser firings from public reports as use of the controversial stun guns skyrockets across the country...

Just When We Thought Taser International Couldn't Shock Us Anymore....
The legal and societal controversy over taser abuse may have reached a new level, with the revelation by a British Columbia television station that employees of Taser International had disclosed numerous safety violations, including failure to properly inspect and cull...

Taser Death
Lawsuit Settled for $625,000

Taser Death
allegedly directly causing or leading to complications resulting in death.