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Verdict upheld in recent Taser International case

By Riley Guerin | Sep. 8, 2012
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Law Office Management

Sep. 8, 2012

Verdict upheld in recent Taser International case

Taser International did not have to warn of risk, court rules.

In a recent case (Rosa v. Taser Intl., Inc.), a court of appeal upheld a verdict for Taser International, holding that under the circumstances of the present litigation, the manufacturer did not have a duty to warn of risk that application of a stun gun to humans could cause fatal levels of metabolic acidosis. The court also held that the manufacturer's failure to test for risks related to acidosis before distribution of the product did not demonstrate a lack of exercise of due care. See the full text of the case here.

This lawsuit is one of many, like the one reported below in our December 2008 issue, brought against Taser International, the manufacturer of the ubiquitous Taser weapon deployed by law enforcement officials.
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Riley Guerin

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rguerin@journaltech.com

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