Officers file lawsuit against Taser International
AP
August 20, 2005
Area: Phoenix (Prescott)
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona - Lawsuits have been filed against Scottsdale-based Taser International by police officers in five states.
They claim serious injuries after being shocked with electric stun guns during training classes.
One suit was filed by a Missouri police chief who volunteered to be shocked as a way of demonstrating the safety of Tasers to his officers.
The chief says he suffered heart damage and two strokes when he volunteered to be shocked.
Four of the suits were filed in Maricopa County Superior Court on behalf of officers in Florida, Kansas, New Mexico and Ohio.
The officers claim they suffered "severe and permanent" injuries including multiple spinal fractures, burns, a shoulder dislocation and soft-tissue injuries.
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