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Appellate Practice

Jun. 11, 2008

Taser Must Pay $6 Million In Man's Death

In the first court loss for Taser International, a federal jury in San Jose has awarded $6.2 million to the family of a Salinas man who died after police officers repeatedly shocked him with the company's stun guns.

By Noah Barron
Daily Journal Staff Writer
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      In the first court loss for Taser International, a federal jury in San Jose has awarded $6.2 million to the family of a Salinas man who died after police officers repeatedly shocked him with the company's stun guns.
      The jury on Friday found that Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Taser was responsible for the d...

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