The jury found that Officer Timothy Runnels continued taser pull was intentional and malicious.
After tasing Bryce Masters for about 20 seconds, Timothy Runnels dragged the unconscious teen several feet before dropping him face-down on the pavement.
Government officials enjoy broad protection against federal lawsuits, but a federal appeals court last week refused to extend it to an Independence police officer who was tagged with a $6.5 million jury verdict in a police brutality case.
In a rare instance of a court denying qualified immunity to a government official, the 8
th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that the policeman, Timothy Runnels, had violated the teen victim’s right to be free from “an excessive, prolonged use” of a Taser.
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February 9, 2021
On Monday, a split appellate panel sided with defendants Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Teva Branded Pharmaceuticals Products R&D, Inc., and Teva Womenâs Health, Inc. in a question of tort law concerning whether a product manufacturer has the duty to warn a user directly about the potential risks of using an intrauterine device (IUD). The Eighth Circuit held that there was no such duty under Nebraska tort law, affirming the decision of the lower court.Â
The plaintiff brought the case after suffering complications from the use of the defendantsâ ParaGard T 380A IUD birth control device. Specifically, the plaintiff had the device implanted, but when she later tried to have it removed, her physicians discovered that it had broken apart and a piece had become embedded in her uterus. Removing the device required surgery.