Taser Suffers a Rare Loss in Court - The Lede - Breaking News - New York Times Blog

Taser Suffers a Rare Loss in Court - The Lede - Breaking News - New York Times Blog: "From The Herald of Monterey County, Calif., the local paper on the case: A federal jury has held Taser International responsible for the death of a Salinas man in U.S. District Court in San Jose on Friday, and awarded his family more than $6 million in punitive and compensatory damages.An attorney for the family called the verdict a “landmark decision,” and indicated that it was the first time Taser International had been held responsible for a death or injury linked to its product."