Stun-gun maker sued by Long Island family

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Sep 22, 2004 - The family of a mentally-impaired man who died while in police custody after police used a stun gun on him is suing the manufacturer of the gun. The family is seeking $570 million from the Taser International after 35-year-old David Glowczenski was shocked nine times with the 50,000-volt Taser gun.

Taser markets its stun guns as "nonlethal" but the company has been mired in controversy since it began selling the products in the late 1990s. A recent Arizona Republic investigation found over 50 have died in police custody since 1999after having a Taser used on them. The Republic says that at least five of those deaths could be attributed to the use of Tasers and the rest are inconclusive.