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Taser Bought Medical Examiners to Avoid Lawsuits
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Axon, formerly known as Taser, bought medical examiners like Dr. Deborah Mash to preempt lawsuits against them and advised other medical examiners to exclude tasers as potential causes of death. Mark Kroll testified in a wrongful death suit stating that tasers were like therapy for individuals suffering from excited delirium.
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Axon, the parent company of Taser, bought medical examiner companies to preempt lawsuits against medical examiners who might have found their weapons responsible for deaths in police custody.
57:03 - 1:00:14 (03:11)
Taser
Summary
Axon, the parent company of Taser, bought medical examiner companies to preempt lawsuits against medical examiners who might have found their weapons responsible for deaths in police custody. Mark Kroll, who was a paid consultant for Taser, advised medical examiners to exclude tasers as potential causes of death and testified in a wrongful death suit that tasers were like therapy for people with excited delirium.