A man who went into cardiac arrest after being shot with a Taser is suing Taser International.

ST. Louis - Lawyers for a man who went into cardiac arrest after being shot with a Taser argued in court Tuesday that the company that manufactures and sells the device didn’t properly warn police of its dangers.

Taser International now cautions law enforcement on the hazards of shooting its device at a suspect’s chest. But there were no such warnings before Dec. 7, 2007, the day St. Louis police were called to Colin Fahy’s home on a domestic disturbance and used the Taser to subdue him.

Whether the company knew of the dangers then — and whether a warning would have made any difference for Fahy, then 17 — are two issues lawyers will debate in the product liability case, which is being heard this week and next in St. Louis Circuit Court.

The Taser is used by law enforcement across the country as an alternative to deadly force. It works by shooting two barbed darts on wires carrying 50,000 volts of electricity into a suspect’s skin.
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/trial-against-taser-international-starts-in-st-louis/article_93dedf09-a995-512d-9cea-0ea3e15f92b9.html

Colin Fahy v. Taser Internaional:
http://mo.findacase.com/research/wfrmDocViewer.aspx/xq/fac.20100210_0000242.EMO.htm/qx