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by Evan Shamoon on November 4, 2008 at 01:35 PM

The Taser

The Taser has become something of an American icon after the spectacular taser incident at a John Kerry speech last year. This year, things got even more prickly for the once benign stun gun, when a federal jury in San Jose, California found Taser responsible for the death of the 40-year-old Robert Heston Jr., and awarded his family more than $6 million in damages. Beware the taser.

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LawyerNov 4th 2008 7:13PM

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As it should have, the Appellate Court recently overturned the jury's award of punitive damages. Let's see if THAT makes it into the news!

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