CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A maker of electronic stun guns is being sued by the family of a North Carolina teen killed after he was shocked with one of the weapons.
The Charlotte Observer reported the lawsuit was filed Tuesday in federal court and doesn't list a specific monetary amount. The lawsuit says Taser International didn't warn its customers that the
weapon could be lethal if deployed near the chest.
Seventeen-year-old Darryl Wayne Turner died of cardiac arrest in March 2008 after a confrontation with police at a grocery store where Turner had worked. The city of Charlotte paid $625,000 to Turner's family last August, although the city didn't admit wrongdoing.
A spokesman for Taser International says the Arizona-based company doesn't comment on pending litigation, but stands behind the safety of its products.
Information from: The Charlotte Observer
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Get rid of Tasers
Let's just go back to shooting the nutjobs when they get violent.
Won't work
That still won't work because just like this case, the surviving family members of the thug will sue. Remember, we are in a time of "Not my fault."