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Originally Posted by Dion
Taser gets litigious over suggestions the device causes deaths
Last November, Taser filed a lawsuit against the chief medical examiner of Summit County, Ohio "to correct erroneous cause of death determinations relating to the autopsy reports prepared by medical examiner Dr. Lisa Kohler," stated Taser's latest quarterly report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Kohler listed the Taser as being a contributing factor in the deaths of two men.
"We asked the court to order a hearing on the appropriate causes of death," said the statement. "And to order changes in the medical examiner's cause of death determinations for both."
A trial date has been set for April, 2008.
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The company may settle a lawsuit in situations where a settlement can be obtained for nuisance value," the report states.
It sites a June, 2007 settlement in a training-injury lawsuit brought on by a law enforcement officer.
In fact, 10 such training-injury lawsuits - including one filed in B.C. Supreme Court by RCMP officer Dan Husband - have been filed against Taser.
http://canadianpress.google.com/arti...zMK97QPg5Q5lGA
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well, i think that explains why more medical examiners aren't listing it as a contributing factor or even a cause of death.
"if you say anything bad about our product, we'll sue you. your fancy job and expertise don't scare us."
neat.