Legal Opinion
Mann v. Taser International, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 2, 2009No. 08-16951PublishedCited by 680 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAY, Circuit Judge:
This action arises out of the death of Melinda Neal Fairbanks following her arrest by deputies of the Whitfield County Sheriffs Office. The administrators of Fairbanks’ estate brought a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim along with various state law claims against the deputies in their official and individual capacities. -The administrators also asserted a state law wrongful death claim against Taser International, Inc. and DGG Taser and Tactical Supply Company, the manufacturer and distributor, respectively, of the Taser used by the deputies during Fairbanks’ arrest. 1 The district…
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