Legal Opinion
Cora Mitchell v. City of Warren, MI
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 21, 2015No. 14-2075PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSutton, J., joined by Norris, J.,
DONALD, J. (pp 236-44), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.
OPINION
SUTTON, Circuit Judge.
After Robert Mitchell resisted arrest by the police, an officer shot two taser darts into his chest. Robert experienced cardiac arrest and died shortly after. His mother filed this lawsuit in response. It proceeded in two phases — first against the individual police officers and the City of Warren, then against the weapon’s manufacturer, Taser International, Inc. The parties settled the claims against the police officers and the City. The other claims are the subject of…
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- Mann v. Taser International, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2009
- Prentis v. Yale Manufacturing Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1985
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