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• Los Angeles Police Taser Use Results in Wrongful Death Lawsuit By Family of 31 Year Old Teacher

  January 24, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  Representatives of a five-year-old boy have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Los Angeles Police Department for the Taser gun death of his father after bodycam footage contradicted police officers' report of the fatal encounter.

• Deaths Involving Police Taser Use Disproportionately Impact Black Americans, Reuters Reports

  June 23, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A Reuters report warns that black Americans die in disproportionate numbers compared to the rest of the population when police use taser weapons on them.

• Nursing Home Patient Dies After Police Shoot Him With Taser Gun

  August 26, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  A nursing home resident has died after sustaining injuries from being shot with a Taser weapon by police.

• Taser Chest Shot May Have Caused Death for Teen

  August 14, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  The death of a Miami teen who was shot with a Taser weapon after spray-painting graffiti on an abandoned building is under investigation.

• Police Brutality Lawsuit Filed Over Wrongful Death Following Stun Gun Use

  July 31, 2012

  Irvin Jackson

  The family of a California man who died after being struck with a stun gun during an arrest attempt, has...

• Lawsuit Over Police Taser Use May Head to Supreme Court

  May 21, 2012

  Irvin Jackson

  Three Seattle police officers are trying to convince the U.S. Supreme Court to hear an appeal in a police brutality...

• Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Taser, Police Over Excessive Force

  March 19, 2012

  Staff Writers

  The family of a Texas man, who died last month after being stunned with a Taser stun gun, has filed...

• Taser Wrongful Death Suit Permitted to Proceed to Trial

  January 18, 2012

  Staff Writers

  A Utah judge will allow a wrongful death suit brought by the family of a bipolar man, allegedly killed by...

• Appeals Court Found Use of Taser Constituted Excessive Force

  November 1, 2011

  Staff Writers

  A California appellate court has ruled that the use of Taser stun guns in some cases can qualify as excessive...

• Tasers Overused and Misused by New York Police: Report

  October 24, 2011

  Staff Writers

  Most Taser gun use by New York police departments fail to meet the appropriate criteria for when officers should shock...