"Defective Products" archive
Sunday 17 December
- Kava Kava lawsuit to be filed (20:47) - I will be filing a lawsuit in Orlando this Tuesday December 19, 2006 against Nutraceutical Corporation and Chamberlin Foods of Orlando for their manufacturing and distribution of the dangerous kava kava supplement. Kava Kava, a plant indigenous to the South... | 0 Trackbacks
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Friday 1 December
- Problems with Heart Stents (09:21) - According to a Cleveland Clinic analysis, drug coated stents increase the risk of dangerous blood clots four to five times more than the bare metal stents. The analysis covered 6,675 patients in 9 trials involving Johnson & Johnson and Boston... | 0 Trackbacks
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Tuesday 7 November
- FDA Warns Bausch & Lomb (08:27) - In a sharply worded letter to the makers of ReNu contact lens solution, the FDA has rebuked Bausch & Lomb for failure to report some 35 cases of fungal infection in Singapore. The infections were reported to the Rochester NY... | 0 Trackbacks
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- Bausch & Lomb's Failure to Report (08:22) - According to a federal warning letter, Bausch & Lomb, the maker of ReNu contact lens solution, failed to report more than 35 foreign cases of fungal eye infection. According to an Associated Press report, "Bausch & Lomb didn't report the... | 0 Trackbacks
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Wednesday 23 August
- Bausch & Lomb Infections Lead to Corneal Transplants (06:24) - About 1/3 of those who've experienced eye infections as a result of the use of Bausch & Lomb's ReNu eye contact solution are schedule to undergo corneal transplants. These new findings will be published in the Journal of the American... | 0 Trackbacks
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Wednesday 16 August
- Computer Battery Fires and Consumer Safety (08:41) - In the midst of the latest terror threat, a little known safety problem has taken front and center. In a story published in the Wall St. Journal, Dell Inc. has recalled 4 million of its computers due to safety issues... | 0 Trackbacks
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Thursday 10 August
- Taser Gunned Down (08:55) - Stun gun maker Taser International Inc. has agreed to pay $20 million dollars to settle lawsuits against its products. After initially stating that it would fight the lawsuits to the bitter end, the company now says it's best to settle... | 0 Trackbacks
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- Taser Will Settle Lawsuits (08:52) - After initially fighting each individual lawsuit, Taser International has decided to settle claims against the company for a reported $20 million. The company also agreed to appoint a lead independent director as part of the settlement.... | 0 Trackbacks
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Thursday 3 August
- Another Ford Truck Recall (09:57) - In the largest vehicle in history, Ford has announced that it will be forced to recall 1.2 million of its trucks, SUVs, and vans due to a faulty speed deactivation switch. The models affected include: 1994-2002 F-250, F-350, F-450, and... | 0 Trackbacks
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Friday 28 July
- Clinical Prof. Noticed Problems with ReNu Two Years Ago (10:04) - Christine Sindt, a University of Iowa clinical assistant professor of ophthalmology noticed a disturbing problem with ReNu contact lens solution after doing her own study of the product. "I always like to test the new products - test drive them,... | 0 Trackbacks
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Wednesday 26 July
- More Problems for Bausch & Lomb (09:30) - According to a report published today in the Wall St. Journal, there were reports nine years ago suggesting that multipurpose solutions might pose certain health risks. This comes after Bausch & Lomb tried to minimize the fusarium keratitis scare by... | 0 Trackbacks
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Wednesday 14 June
- University of Miami Study Raises More Questions About Fusarium Fungus (08:39) - A report from researchers at the University of Miami raises more questions about the recent problems associated with Bausch & Lomb's ReNu contact lens solution. The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine reports 34 cases of fungal keratitis associated... | 0 Trackbacks
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Thursday 8 June
- Guidant Wrote Warning Letter it Never Sent (08:26) - In a letter dated January 2005, Guidant Corp. executives were prepared to warn doctors of potential flaws in their heart device product. However, the letter was never sent because these same officials were concerned about the potential consequences and backlash... | 0 Trackbacks
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Friday 2 June
- EPA Scientists in Revolt Over Agency's Handling of Dangerous Pesticides (10:08) - In an extraordinary dissent from EPA management, 9,000 EPA scientists and employees are in open revolt over what they see as EPA's cozy relationship with the pesticide industry. In a letter to Stephen Johnson, EPA's administrator, the union leaders said... | 0 Trackbacks
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- Large Corporations Pressure EPA to Approve Dangerous Pesticides (08:27) - Agricultural and chemical companies are lobbying the EPA to approve license extensions for approximately 20 pesticides that are suspected to retard brain growth in unborn babies and children. The pesticides include Orthene, Trithion, Nemacur and Dursban, are generally sold for... | 0 Trackbacks
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Thursday 1 June
- Canadian Cop Forced to Apologize for Taser Use (08:04) - A Canadian police officer has been ordered to apologize to a man he assaulted with a taser in a jail cell. The apology forms part of the conditional discharge handed to Corporal Brendan McKenna after he pleaded guilty to assault.... | 0 Trackbacks
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Tuesday 30 May
- If You're Going to Get Tasered, Snort Some Coke First (10:17) - The title to this post is no joke. I found this on the Motley Fool website. Taser International has issued the following statement: "TASER International, Inc. ... announced today that ... a standard electrical discharge from a TASER brand device... | 0 Trackbacks
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Tuesday 23 May
- In Public Relations World It's Botch & Lomb (08:18) - There's an interesting article published in Advertising Ageabout how Bausch & Lomb botched the crisis surrounding its $500 million contact lens solution products market. In spite of a public relations blitz in which the company took out full page advertisements... | 0 Trackbacks
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Friday 19 May
- Doctor Links Fusarium Keratitis to Bausch & Lomb Solution (14:10) - Dr. Deepinder Dhaliwal, Director of Refractive Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, has tested the ReNu with MoistureLoc contact lens solution and found the fusarium keratitis fungus growing within it. The results were turned over to the CDC.... | 0 Trackbacks
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- U of Pitt Med Center Doc Finds Fusarium in Bausch & Lomb Product (14:05) - As part of the CDC's investigation of Bausch & Lomb's eye contact solution ReNu with MoistureLoc, a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center doctor was able to grow the fusarium keratitis fungus from the contact lens solution. Dr. Deepinder Dhaliwal, the... | 0 Trackbacks
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Friday 12 May
- Beijing Bausch & Lomb Stops Selling ReNu Products (06:28) - Bausch & Lomb has decided to withdraw its ReNu contact lens solution from the Chinese markets. ReNu has come under intense scrutiny as well as several lawsuits for its link to a severe fungal infection called fusarium keratitis. Though rare,... | 0 Trackbacks
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Monday 8 May
- Taser Use in Orlando Analyzed (09:57) - The Orlando Sentinelran a revealing article on the Orlando Police Department's use of tasers during the past two years. An analysis of the data on Taser use showed that Orlando police have used Tasers against 1,243 people. The computer-assisted analysis,... | 0 Trackbacks
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Saturday 29 April
- Bausch & Lomb Not Forthcoming on ReNu Products (08:20) - Bausch & Lomb, the maker of ReNu contact lens solution, didn't bother to notify the FDA or the American public about infections Hong Kong officials found in the product in November 2005. This is important because the product sold in... | 0 Trackbacks
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Monday 24 April
- ReNu with MoistureLoc Victims Growing (20:26) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have confirmed that there are 24 new cases of fusarium keratitis. This brings the total to 54, up from 30 just two weeks ago. In the midst of new cases, Bausch & Lomb,... | 0 Trackbacks
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Saturday 22 April
- FDA Says Throw Out ReNu with MoistureLoc (08:31) - Bausch & Lomb, the maker of contact lens solution ReNu with MoistureLoc may have acted hesitantly when it failed to voluntarily pull its product off store shelves but not so for the FDA. Yesterday, the FDA issued a statement that... | 0 Trackbacks
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Friday 21 April
- FDA & CDC Still Looking for Source of ReNu Fungus (06:28) - The US FDA and the Centers for Disease Control are still looking for the source and cause of the fusarium keratitis fungus that forced Bausch & Lomb to halt shipments of its once popular contact lens solution ReNu with MoistureLoc.... | 0 Trackbacks
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Tuesday 18 April
- ReNu Contact Lens Solution Update (08:02) - While the investigation is ongoing, we know thus far that of 30 cases in the US studied by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, 28 patients wore soft contact lenses and 26 had used the Bausch & Lomb ReNu... | 0 Trackbacks
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Monday 17 April
- FDA Continues its Bausch & Lomb Investigation (14:44) - In an effort to locate the source of the fungal infection in suspected cases of Fusarium keratitis, the FDA is continuing its investigation of Bausch & Lomb plants. Of the 30 cases that have been reviewed by the Centers for... | 0 Trackbacks
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- Fusarium Fungus and Your Eyes (06:29) - Last week, Bausch & Lomb told consumers not to use their eye contact solution ReNu with MoistureLoc after serious eye infections resulted. A fungus called Fusarium has been identified as the cause of the reported infections. As of April 9,... | 0 Trackbacks
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Friday 14 April
- Bausch & Lomb Slow to React to Crisis (08:11) - After intense public pressure, Bausch & Lomb finally asked retailers to remove the ReNu contact lens solution from their shelves while an investigation into the product's safety is completed. The question remains as to why the company has not pulled... | 0 Trackbacks
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Wednesday 12 April
- Bausch & Lomb Halts Shipments of ReNu Solution (09:04) - One of the country's leading manufacturers of eye contact solution has stopped shipments of its popular ReNu and MoistureLoc solutions after investigations have shown the products can cause a potentially dangerous eye infection. However, the company stopped short of pulling... | 0 Trackbacks
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Tuesday 11 April
- Orlando Taser Case Overturned by Judge (06:45) - A federal judge has overturned a $100,000 verdict against an Orlando police officer who a jury found had violated the civil rights of a motorist he stopped and shot with a Taser in 2003. The crux of the judge's argument... | 0 Trackbacks
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Thursday 6 April
- Tampa Bay Taser Incidents (08:56) - Yesterday was a busy day for police officers deploying the Taser stun gun. A 92 year old Pasco County man living in an assisted living facility was tasered by police after he assaulted another resident. On Clearwater beach, an unidentified... | 0 Trackbacks
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Friday 31 March
Tuesday 28 March
- Amnesty International Renews Its Taser Warnings (09:36) - As the death toll from Taser use continues to mount across the country, Amnesty International has renewed its call to halt the use of the controversial stun gun. According to the watchdog group, 61 people died after being tasered in... | 0 Trackbacks
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Saturday 18 March
- Mandatory Taser Training for Cops Passes Florida House Committee (11:26) - Florida police officers would be required to take four hours of training before using the Taser stun gun under HB 303 which was unanimously approved by the Florida House Criminal Justice Appropriations Committee. Presently, no training is required. The training... | 0 Trackbacks
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Tuesday 14 March
- University Study Targets Taser Safety (09:58) - Armed with a $650,000 grant from the Department of Justice, two University of South Carolina research professors will undertake a study of the controversial Taser stun gun. The study will focus on the weapon's safety as well as its ability... | 0 Trackbacks
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Friday 10 March
- CA Judge Denies Taser's Motion to Dismiss (06:45) - A California judge has dismissed Taser International's Motion to Dismiss in a lawsuit arising from a 2004 death of a Monterey CA man who had been tasered. Taser International, Inc., asked the district court to dismiss the claims of the... | 0 Trackbacks
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Wednesday 8 March
- Police Use Taser on Elderly Man in Wheelchair (06:57) - Every day I read a new Taser story. Each day the story seems to get more outrageous. Today, the story's about a Harris County (TX) sheriff's deputy using a taser on an elderly man in a wheelchair! The deputy has... | 0 Trackbacks
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Tuesday 7 March
- Tasered Inmate Remains in Coma (08:48) - A Tennessee man remains in a coma after being tasered while in custody for public intoxication. The FBI has begun an investigation into why the man lapsed into a coma after being tasered by a jail deputy. According to police,... | 0 Trackbacks
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Monday 6 March
- Taser 12 Gauge (07:04) - Outrageous but true: in the midst of mounting public concern over its dangerous stun gun, Taser International has developed and plans to market a 12 gauge shotgun so that its users can fire from a greater distance! That's just brilliant!... | 0 Trackbacks
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Sunday 5 March
- EPA Requests Reduced Use of Teflon Chemical (09:32) - The chemical manufacturers use to make Teflon, perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA, have been asked by the EPA to reduce and eventually eliminate its use due to its carcinogenic properties. Teflon is used in a wide range of consumer goods, including... | 0 Trackbacks
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Saturday 4 March
- Orlando Jury Rules Against Cop in Taser Case (07:03) - In what is thought to be the first Taser lawsuit against a cop, a fedral civil jury found in favor of the plaintiff and awarded him $100,000 in punitive damages. The case stemmed from a June 2003 traffic incident during... | 0 Trackbacks
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Friday 3 March
- Lead Poisoning Treatment Linked to Deaths in Children (07:03) - The CDC has linked a drug used to treat lead poisoning with cardiac arrest in children. Hospira, Inc, the maker of the drug Endrate, had no comment after the CDC released its results. Mary Jean Brown, chief of the CDC's... | 0 Trackbacks
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- Tasered 6 year old boy's Family Sues Police (06:52) - In an article published in the Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel parents of a 6 year old boy will sue the police department that fired a taser at the young boy after a confrontation in the school office. First of all,... | 0 Trackbacks
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Thursday 2 March
- Florida Legislature to Debate Taser Use (05:49) - There's a well-balanced, thoughtful editorial in the Palm Beach Post this morning that is worth a read on tasers. The upcoming legislative debate over taser use comes in light of the tragic and unnecessary death of a Ft. Pierce man.... | 0 Trackbacks
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Wednesday 1 March
- 3 Police Officers on Leave After Taser Death (10:45) - A second Fort Pierce police officer and an agent with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement have been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation into the death of Samuel F. Hair Jr. Hair, 48, was given a Taser shock... | 0 Trackbacks
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Monday 27 February
- Victoria's Secret Product Recalled (07:08) - The following recall notice was published in News Inferno: The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Victoria's Secret Direct, of Columbus, Ohio, have announced the voluntary recall of some 500 Silk Kimono Tops manufactured in the United States by Single of... | 0 Trackbacks
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Sunday 26 February
- Fort Pierce Man Dies After Being Tasered in Emergency Room (12:04) - A 48 year old Ft. Pierce man died after being tasered by police in a hospital ER. Samuel Hair, who used a pacemaker, was shocked with a Taser on Tuesday night after he became unruly in the emergency room at... | 0 Trackbacks
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Thursday 23 February
- Man Catches Fire after Hit by Taser (10:51) - A Daytona Beach man caught fire after being tasered by police. He caught fire when a probe from a police Taser gun hit a butane lighter in his pocket and set him on fire... | 0 Trackbacks
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- Third Stun Gun Death in a Month in New Orleans Area (10:49) - A man died about 36 hours after being subdued with a stun gun by St. Tammany Parish sheriff's deputies responding to a domestic disturbance at his home, authorities have revealed. The case marks the third time in less than a... | 0 Trackbacks
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Wednesday 22 February
- Nashville Police Revise Taser Policy (06:32) - Metro police sergeants are called in whenever a taser is needed. Beginning Friday, paramedics will also help subdue people who could be tasered. This new policy is an effort to prevent deaths from excited delirium. Exited delirium can happen when... | 0 Trackbacks
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Sunday 19 February
- In Wake of Taser Controversy, Manufacturer Opts for Shotgun Approach (10:38) - With public uproar over taser misuse growing by the day, Taser International, the manufacturer of the controversial stun gun weapon is developing a new product line- a Taser shot gun The nation's largest stun-gun manufacturer has found a new way... | 0 Trackbacks
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Thursday 16 February
- Canadian Cop Charged in Taser Incident (09:05) - An Edmonton cop, who was once hailed as a hero for saving a man from a burning building, has been charged with assault after a teen was allegedly Tasered while in a police cellblock.... | 0 Trackbacks
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Tuesday 14 February
- Family Deals With Life After Taser (09:17) - The following story ran in The Globe and Mail newspaper: Samantha Foldi faces life as a widow from her wheelchair. For nearly 10 years, since a car accident left her partially paralyzed, she relied on her husband Jim for so... | 0 Trackbacks
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Monday 13 February
- Taser Found to Be 39 Times More Powerful than Manufacturer Claims! (11:04) - In an article reported this morning in the Arizona Republic, a study measuring electric shocks from a Taser stun gun found that it was 39 times more powerful than the manufacturer claimed, raising new questions about the weapon's safety. The... | 0 Trackbacks
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Saturday 11 February
- Former Cop to Plead Guilty to Illegal Use of Taser (10:14) - A former Escambia County deputy accused of illegally shocking a Pensacola woman with a Taser stun gun is expected to plead guilty next week, federal court documents show.... | 0 Trackbacks
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Friday 10 February
- British University Warns Against Tasers (05:49) - A British university is warning of the dangers of electric stun guns that will be trialled in New Zealand later this year. Police officers will be armed with taser guns, which cause temporary paralysis and are designed to be used... | 0 Trackbacks
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Thursday 9 February
- Georgia Legislature Mandates Stun Gun Training (06:32) - Police agencies in Georgia that use Taser stun guns would have to make sure their officers know how to use them properly under a bill passed overwhelmingly by the House on Wednesday. The legislation, which cleared the lower chamber 162-1... | 0 Trackbacks
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Wednesday 8 February
- Amnesty International Reports 103 Taser Deaths (05:46) - Amnesty International is reporting that 103 deaths are related to the Taser stun gun. Additionally, the human rights group says there is widespread abuse of the weapon that in some cases "constitutes ill-treatment and torture."... | 0 Trackbacks
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Monday 6 February
- Grand Jury: Don't Taser Kids (09:16) - "Police should not use Taser stun guns to subdue children," a Miami-Dade grand jury has stated. However, they didn't propose an outright ban on the weapon. Taser stun guns emit 500 volts of electricity which incapacitates the victim. There are... | 0 Trackbacks
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Sunday 5 February
- Nashville Man Tasered by Police 19 Times, Dies (06:11) - Last year, a Nashville man was tasered by police a total of 19 times! Not surprisingly, he later died. In spite of this, more police officers will receive taser weapons after a scant 4 hours of training. It seems to... | 0 Trackbacks
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Saturday 4 February
- California Coroner Calls Taser a Factor in Death (11:58) - For the first time in Santa Clara County, California, a coroner has determined that a Taser gun factored in a man's death. Dr. Christopher Happy concluded that "a contributory cause of death was post tasering and pepper-spraying."... | 0 Trackbacks
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Friday 3 February
- 75 year old Madeira Beach Man Tasered 3 Times by Deputies (07:21) - In a story that ran today in the St. Petersburg Times, a 75 year old man who is blind in one eye was tasered three times by Pinellas County deputies in December 2005. The deputies had been summoned to the... | 0 Trackbacks
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Monday 30 January
- Arizona Republic Identifies 167 Cases of Death by Taser (22:16) - The Arizona Republic, using police reports, autopsies, media stories, and Taser International's own documents, to identify 167 cases of death involving the allegedly non-lethal weapon. Groups such as the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and Amnesty International have questioned the use... | 0 Trackbacks
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Thursday 26 January
- In Florida, Even Kids Can Get Tasered (08:44) - In spite of the Florida Senate's efforts to stop the practice, it remains legal to taser a child under the age of 16. While it defies logic, a police officer can use a Taser to subdue a child. This extreme... | 0 Trackbacks
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Saturday 14 January
- Taser Begins Marketing Controversial Stun Gun to General Public (10:19) - The makers of Taser stun guns have begun an aggressive campaign to recruit civilian buyers for devices now used in the U.S. primarily by about 8,500 law enforcement agencies. Taser International is focusing on sales to ordinary citizens despite the... | 0 Trackbacks
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Wednesday 11 January
- Florida Medical Examiner: Taser Contributed to Man's Death (10:31) - The 50,000 volt electric shock from a Taser gun contributed to the 2004 death of a Lee County man, according to Associate Medical Examiner Barbara Wolf. Byron Black, 39, of Fort Myers died in a hospital after deputies used both... | 0 Trackbacks
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Tuesday 3 January
- Legislatures Need to Monitor Taser Use (11:07) - It seems that each day we hear stories of more people dying after being tasered by police. Across the United States and in several other countries, the use of Taser weaponry has come under scrutiny. Questions have been raised about... | 0 Trackbacks
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Friday 23 December
- Recalled Defective Toys Still on Florida Shelves (15:29) - A recent inspection by the Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Department found that many recalled defective products remain on stores' shelves despite the fact that business owners could face fines of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Inspectors visited nearly 100... | 0 Trackbacks
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Thursday 8 December
- Grandma Tasered (13:23) - A 68-year old Ohio grandmother was hit with a Taser gun by police while she was in a police department waiting room. The police fired and hit her 5 times with the Taser. The entire incident was caught on police... | 0 Trackbacks
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Monday 21 November
- Autistic Man Dies After Being Hit By Taser (21:53) - A man with autism is dead after a scuffle with northwest suburban police, who used a Taser gun in a struggle to subdue him. The man had just bitten his caregiver at a group home in Des Plaines. CBS 2's... | 0 Trackbacks
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- An Alternative to the Defective and Deadly Taser (21:46) - Arizona Sheriff Announces Test of Alternative to Taser Stun Gun Date Published: November 21, 2005 By Steven DiJoseph Maricopa County Sheriff, Joe Arpaio, has announced that his deputies will begin testing 30 new stun guns as an alternative to Tasers.... | 0 Trackbacks
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