| Taser Verdicts & Settlements | Click on case name to purchase report | |
| Verdict & Settlement Disposition | Description | Case Name |
| $6,221,000 | Parents claimed cops shocked son with Taser gun 25 times in 74 seconds, resulting in death. Police alleged they were not told of potential for death due to repeated shocks. | Heston v. City of Salinas N.D. Calif.; No. C05-0368JW (6/6/08) |
| $3,000,000 | Decedent's family claimed jail's officers used stun-gun on handcuffed and shackled man, resulting in death. Defendants argued force was not excessive. |
Estate of Cross v. Santa Cruz County N.D. Calif.; No. 5:06-cv-04891-RS (4/1/08) |
| $500,000 | Man under the influence of drugs was tasered twice before being fatally shot by police officers. Man's wife claimed negligence, but police alleged deadly force was reasonable. | Gray v. City of Placentia C.D. Calif.; No. SACV 06-97-GW(ANx) (4/7/08) |
| $345,000 | Woman was shot with Taser gun, took to the floor and handcuffed. She claimed police used extreme force. Police argued woman was taken to floor when Taser was ineffective. | Jones v. Van Deusen Jackson Co., Mo.; Cir. Ct.; No. 0616-CV16131 (5/9/08) |
| $40,000 | Man claimed highway trooper tasered him as he walked back to his car. Defense counsel argued man was belligerent and could have posed harm to the officer. | Massy v. Gardner D. Utah; No. 2:08-CV-54 (3/5/08) |
| $25,000 | Woman alleged she was brutalized and tasered multiple times during booking. Officers claimed reasonable force was used to restrain an abusive and erratic woman. | Munoz v. County of Orange C.D. Calif.; No. SACV 05-1179-JVS (ANx) (6/13/08) |
| $21,350 | Driver alleged she was stun-gunned after giving officer her license and registration. Officer claimed woman became irate and refused instructions, forcing him to use stun-gun. | Cherry v. Township of Warwick E.D. Pa.; No. 2:07-cv-03461-GP (1/30/08) |
| Defense | Man claimed his wife was pulled from car by deputy and shot with a Taser gun. Deputy argued Taser was necessary because woman behaved in an aggressive manner. | Barkley v. Davis S.D. Fla.; No. 0:07-cv-61252-JIC (8/29/08) |
| Defense | Party host alleged he was shot with a Taser gun and arrested even though he was cooperative. Officer claimed he used Taser because man took a fighting stance. | McNally v. Eve M.D. Fla.; No. 8:06-cv-02310-EAJ (7/29/08) |
| Defense | Man alleged he was kicked and tasered during wrongful arrest. Officers denied kicking man who reached for officer's gun and claimed Tasers had not been issued yet. | Beall v. Pena N.D. Texas; No. 3:06-CV-00733 (4/10/08) |
Methodology |
||
| More Case Types |
||
The Hot Sheet Methodology
