Utah judge rules Taser death lawsuit can go to trial
Utah judge rules Taser death lawsuit can go to trial By melinda Rogers The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jan 11, 2012 02:35PM MDT A federal judge on Wednesday ruled a lawsuit filed by the family of Brian Layton Cardall — who died after being shocked with a Taser — may move forward to trial. Cardall died on the side of southern Utah highway in 2009 after police shocked the 32-year-old twice as he ...
Plaintiffs rest Taser lawsuit
Plaintiff’s attorneys in the wrongful-death suit filed by the parents of a Frederick man who died four years ago after being tasered by a sheriff’s deputy rested their case Thursday in U S District Court
Taser lawsuit ends with $50,000 award
A man tased after a traffic stop in February 2009 was awarded $50,000 last week through a civil lawsuit against two Columbia police officers. The case was dismissed with prejudice in Missouri’s Western District U.S. Court through mediation, with each party ordered to bear its own fees and court costs. The suit alleged violations of civil rights, negligence, assault and battery.
Sheriff’s Deputy Defends Use Of Taser In Wrongful Death Lawsuit
A Frederick County sheriff's deputy takes the stand, defending his use of a Taser. Four years ago, he fired the weapon, killing a 20-year-old. Now the victim's family seeks millions in a wrongful death lawsuit.
Columbia man wins 50K in police Taser lawsuit
A Columbia man has received $50,000 to settle a lawsuit against the city police department and two officers.
Federal judge OKs lawsuit in Utah Taser death
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A federal judge says a Utah family can sue police over the death of a bipolar man who was hit twice with a Taser when an officer tried to subdue him during a manic episode. U.S. District Court Judge Clark Waddoups' Wednesday ruling says Brian Cardall's family can raise the central claim of a 2010 wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Hurricane and two officers. The ...
Cardall Taser death lawsuit to go to trial
ST. GEORGE - A Salt Lake City federal judge ruled Wednesday that a lawsuit accusing Hurricane Police Department officers of constitutional violations in the June 2009 death of Northern Arizona University student Brian Cardall may proceed to trial.
Newer Taser model joins CMPD arsenal
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police began putting Tasers back into officers’ hands on Wednesday, a $1.83 million effort the department says will make the electric stun guns safer for officers and citizens.
Columbia man wins $50,000 in police Taser lawsuit
COLUMBIA — A 24-year-old Columbia man has received $50,000 to settle a lawsuit against the city police department and two officers over their stun gun use. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that Cadilac Derrick settled his federal civil suit earlier this month. The case was then dismissed from Missouri's Western District U.S. Court after it went to mediation. Derrick was pulled over by two ...