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Daniel Turner Vs Taser International Case Study

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Tammy Lou Fontenot v. Taser International, Inc.
3:10-cv-125-RJC-DCK
U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina, Charlotte Division (2012)

Parties: Tammy Lou Fontenot (plaintiff) v. Taser International, Inc. (defendant)

Facts: Darryl Turner, a seventeen-year-old grocery store bagger, is the deceased in this wrongful death case. Turner was fired and refused to leave the store’s premises peacefully, the police were then called. Police officers used a Taser twice on Darryl while taking him into custody, after collapsing he was unable to be revived. Tammy Lou Fontenot was charged with administering Turner’s estate. This case was tried by jury, they found for the plaintiff and awarded $10 million in damages. Taser filed posttrial motions

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