VPN Client Security Solution Software "Hot"

Hotbrick Security Solutions - Named Hot Pick of the Month

 

Miami, FL, July 19, 2006 --(PR.COM)-- Concepts in Success congratulates HotBrick Network Solutions' and HotBrick’s VPN Client Software for being selected as the "Hot Pick of the Month."

 

HotBrick Network Solutions, a leading provider of network security solutions for small and medium-size enterprises (SME) was recently named "Hot Pick of the Month" by the Washington Informer.

 

“HotBrick has always addressed the enormous void within the SME market, by delivering a cost effective solution the SME market can afford, yet providing one of the most comprehensive and flexible network security solutions in the industry,” said Mike Peters, International IT Consultant.

 

In the recent article HotBrick was singled out as offering, "unparalleled products that are both highly-effective and affordable," by Tech Editor Jeffrey Wiley.

 

“So how does HotBrick perform?” That is the million dollar question Wiley asks.

 

His verdict? A resounding A++, Thumbs up! "The product worked well, and was extremely flexible and user friendly. Everything someone would expect from a product priced far higher than only $72.50," Wiley raves.

 

Highlighted as “flawless in design," HotBrick Network Solutions Corp. continues to be a leading developer of integrated network security solutions. HotBrick’s products and services can be found at http://www.hotbrick.com or by calling toll free at 1-866-468-2742

 

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Contact Information

 

Media Contact: Concepts In Success
Joshua Estrin
954 727 8206
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www.conceptsinsuccess.com
 

Pssst, Want to be a Private Investigator?

 

So You Want to be a Private Investigator?

Every Private Investigator intern can use The Private Investigators Guide. Inside this book: The nuts & bolts to Report writing, ruses & pretext, recorded statement outlines and interviews, staying out of trouble, background and assets searches, were to locate the information, surveillance, forms and much more.

(PRWEB) July 31, 2006 -- Every Private Investigator intern can use the training manual, The Private Investigators Guide by John Krause. This book includes: The nuts & bolts to report writing, ruses & pretext, recorded statement outlines and interviews, staying out of trouble, background and assets searches, were to locate the information, surveillance, forms and much more.

John Krause, Private Investigator, wrote this manual to assist with the training of novice investigators. Everything in this guide is straight forward leaving no guess work in the basics. The Private Investigators Guide teaches the nuts and bolts of report writing, what not to do, how to interview people, were to search for records, ruses and pretext.

So if you’re thinking about becoming an Investigator, Insurance Adjuster and or Collections Agent, then The Private Investigators Guide will be a vital tool. The Private Investigators Guide is on CDROM for easy fast printable forms and comes with a sample version of ScenePD for accident and crime scene reconstruction.

How to obtain a copy? www.pibook.info

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Continuing Criminal Justice Education Incentives

 

Incentives for Continuing Criminal Justice Education are Better than Ever

Understanding and responding to the dangers of the post-9/11 world has become one of the most important priorities facing public safety professionals today. For this reason, well-educated and highly skilled professionals are in demand. Programs such as the online Bachelor of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice degree at Portland State University (www.online.ccj.pdx.edu) help public safety professionals prepare for the challenges to come.

Portland, OR (PRWEB) July 19, 2006 -- Understanding and responding to the dangers of the post-9/11 world has become one of the most important priorities facing public safety professionals today. For this reason, well-educated and highly skilled professionals are in demand. Programs such as the online Bachelor of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice degree at Portland State University (www.online.ccj.pdx.edu) help public safety professionals prepare for the challenges to come.
There has never been a better time than now or a greater need for law enforcement and other criminal justice professionals to continue their education. In May 2006, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security awarded $1.7 billion to states, urban areas, and territories to prepare for and respond to terrorist attacks and other disasters.

“The department is committed to ensuring that our partners have the training, equipment, and resources they need to become better prepared,” said Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff.

The message is clear, now is the perfect time for working criminal justice professionals to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice degree at Portland State, and thanks to the online program designed to work around their schedule, they can do so.

Portland State University’s online bachelor’s degree completion program offers working professionals the opportunity to gain the knowledge and skills needed for professional growth in the public safety fields. The program is run with the support of Compass Knowledge Group, a leader in online learning, providing services that help universities across the country find, recruit and retain students.

The advantage of the online degree is that public safety professionals from around the nation can participate in Portland State’s program while continuing with the demands of their careers.

“The U.S. Department of Labor predicts that by 2010 the demand for FBI Agents, Police Officers, Private Detectives, U.S. Customs and those in other professional criminal justice jobs will grow by more than 29%,” said Dr. Kris Henning, Program Director for Portland State University’s Bachelor of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice Program.

For more information about the Portland State University (PSU) Bachelor of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice distance education program, contact a PSU Enrollment Advisor at 866-225-7127 or visit the program Web site, http://www.online.ccj.pdx.edu.

About Compass Knowledge Group
Founded in 1993, Compass Knowledge Group, Inc. is a premier provider of distance learning solutions for working professionals. Located in Orlando, Florida, Compass provides customized e-learning services for public and private higher education institutions, large and small colleges and universities in a variety of disciplines, with extensive experience in the development of a highly predictable student recruitment and retention business model.

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Secure Internet Protocol (IP) Coprocessor Chip Adds Encrypted Wifi Connectivity

Connect One Chip Offloads Internet Protocols, Network Security, and Encryption for Protected WiFi Access

 

iChipSec CO711AG includes complete IP stack, popular cipher suites, and SSL3/TLS1 for secure, low-cost M2M networking.

 

Kfar Saba, Israel, July 25, 2006 --(PR.COM)-- Connect One™, the Device Networking Authority™, today announced the release of iChipSec™ CO711AG, a secure Internet protocol (IP) coprocessor chip that easily adds encrypted WiFi connectivity to price-sensitive machine-to-machine (M2M) applications. The iChipSec coprocessor encrypts and decrypts data and acts as a controller that enables a host processor to use 802.11b/g wireless networks for sending and receiving secure data via a wide range of Internet protocols. CO711AG also supports switchable access to cellular, dial-up, 10/100BaseT Ethernet networks. Typically requiring only one man-month of development time, CO711AG speeds the introduction of secure communication for privacy-sensitive non-PC products such as point-of-sale (POS) terminals and medical devices.

 

iChipSec is a new branch within the iChip family of IP coprocessors. It is a drop-in system-on-a-chip (SoC) that frees up processing time on the host processor by offloading cryptography, network security and TCP/IP tasks. CO711AG uses the SSL3/TLS1 protocol to support one secure client socket session or one secure FTP session. It supports digital signatures using RSA public and private keys and hash algorithms to sign and verify data. Cipher suites used for encryption include 3DES, AES-128, AES-256, ARC4, MD5 and SHA-1. For WiFi applications, CO711AG also supports WEP and WPA encryption.

 

The CO711AG offers unprecedented ease of adding security to an embedded design. Only one command is needed to open the SS3/TLS1 socket and an additional command opens a secure FTP session. Just four commands are needed to set the parameters used to define the cipher suite, the certificate authority, the iChipSec certificate, and the iChipSec private key. iChipSec uses X.509 client and server certificate authentication to perform both client and server authentication and to manage a chain of server certificates. It stores and manages up to four certificate authority certificates, plus the private key for client certificate authentication.

 

“iChipSec enables us to secure the real-time transmission of pulse rate, electrocardiogram and blood oxygen saturation level over the Internet from the embedded wireless modem in our MDKeeper™ wrist-based vital sign monitor,” notes Avner Amir, general manager of Tadiran LifeCare. “People’s health, safety, and quality of life are paramount to us as a medical device manufacturer. Connect One’s iChipSec is a drop-in solution that is field-proven, updateable and meets our need to combine secure wireless communications with biomedical sensors.”

 

“We are proud that Tadiran LifeCare selected iChipSec for their MDKeeper medical device,” says Alan Singer, Connect One vice president of sales and marketing. “Security of medical information is as vital as security of financial data. With iChipSec, customers such as Tadiran LifeCare can meet security and time-to-market goals on-time and on-budget.”

 

The CO711AG TCP/IP, security and crypto offload engine provides the manufacturer many benefits. It eliminates the need to use a more powerful processor for encryption, since iChipSec works with any host processor. Because it works with any or no host RTOS, iChipSec eliminates the complicated, time-consuming task of porting and shrinking the WiFi drivers and WPA supplicant from large Windows CE or Linux libraries to an embedded RTOS. It eliminates the need for additional memory to store the WiFi drivers and WPA supplicant in the application memory.

 

The logical interface between the host device processor and iChipSec is Connect One’s AT+i™ Protocol, a high-level API that enables fast and easy implementation and maintenance of the security and Internet protocols. AT+i requires no Internet programming expertise on the part of the designer and minimum modification of the host application. AT+i’s SerialNET™ plug-and-play operating mode does not require any change to the host application and enables CO711AG to act as a serial-to-WiFi bridge.

 

CO711AG supports up to 10 simultaneous TCP and UDP sockets for multi-tasking Internet sessions and two TCP listening sockets for acting as servers. It also includes upper layer Internet protocols like SMTP, POP3, MIME, and HTTP, FTP and Telnet clients, and a Web server. It includes two Web sites, one for configuring iChipSec and one for use by the application, that can serve up to three browsers simultaneously. iChipSec firmware is remotely updateable via sockets, FTP, or a Web browser, ensuring that devices deployed in the field will be able to keep up-to-date with new protocol standards.

 

The chip includes 1MB of remotely updateable flash memory for storing the Internet and security protocols, device configuration parameters, and the application Website. It also includes large SRAM buffers to help streamline data packet transmission between the host device and the Internet. The core and I/Os operate at 3.3 volts and at speeds up to 66 MHz. CO711AG is packaged in an RoHS-compliant 121-ball uBGA form factor.

 

Pricing and Availability
iChipSec CO711AG is available now for $13.75 for over 50,000 units. The II-EVB-330 evaluation board for secure LAN, cellular or dial-up access costs $450.00. The II-EVB-331 evaluation board for secure WiFi access costs $725.00. WPA2 encryption will be available during Q3. Support for secure SMTP (SMTPS) and HTTP (HTTPS) will be available during Q4.

 

About Connect One
Established in 1996, Connect One Ltd. is widely regarded as the device networking authority, with many innovative firsts to its credit. The company manufactures semiconductors and device servers that facilitate reliable and robust Internet Protocol-based communication for everyday devices. Connect One is privately owned, with offices in Phoenix, AZ and Kfar Saba, Israel.

 

Connect One, The Device Networking Authority, iChip, iChipSec, Internet Controller, AT+i, and SerialNET are trademarks of Connect One Ltd. All other trademarks are property of their holder.

 

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Media Relations
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Connect One
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480-488-6909
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www.hughescom.net
 

PI Magazine Private Investigator Society Official Publication

Private Investigator Society Taps PI Magazine as Official Publication

 

Erlanger, KY, July 19, 2006 --(PR.COM)-- The Kentucky Society of Professional Investigators (KSPI) names PI Magazine – the journal for professional investigators – as the organization’s official publication.

 

As the leading trade publication for the investigative profession, PI Magazine provides private investigators, private detectives, law enforcement detectives and related investigative professionals with the most up-to-date information including techniques and technology in the investigative field.

 

The association between KSPI and PI Magazine ties together two well recognized organizations that share a single goal, a commitment to sharing valuable information. PI Magazine editor-in-chief Jimmie Mesis commented, “When you have two organizations both focused on education and promoting professionalism within the investigative community, it seems like a logical progression that will ultimately benefit all in the investigative profession.”

 

The Kentucky Society of Professional Investigators, http://www.kspi.org formed in 2005 to cultivate and advance knowledge of the science and techniques of professional investigation. KSPI Executive Director Tom Loos, Sr. added, “As an organization we’re trying to develop a network where our members can spread their ideas and knowledge. We believe this partnership will help us further that goal.”

 

KSPI joins the United States Association of Professional Investigators - USAPI and the World Association of Private Investigators - WAPI as organizations to also name PI Magazine their official publication.

 

PI Magazine is the only international trade magazine and the most up-to-date resource of information and technology for private investigators and law enforcement detectives with more than 30,000 readers from 22 countries. For more information, call PI Magazine at 1-800-836-3088 or visit the PI Magazine Web site at http://www.pimagazine.com

 

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www.pimagazine.com

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Federal Bureau of Prisons Can Not Limit Community Corrections Center Placement

 

Federal Prison: Community Corrections Center (CCC) Placement decisions in the Third and Eighth Circuits

The Federal Bureau of Prisons can not limit Community Corrections Center Placement AKA Halfway House Placement to the last 10% of a federal inmates sentence in the 3rd and 8th Circuits, as ruled by both Circuit's of the U.S. Court of Appeals.

(PRWEB) July 15, 2006 -- Community Corrections Center (CCC) Placement decisions in the Third and Eighth Circuits:

In the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit -Woodall v. Bureau of Prisons, 432 F.3d 235 (3d Cir. 2005) and the Eighth Circuit - Fults v. Sanders, 442 F.3d 1088 (8th Cir. 2006), a federal inmate challenged the lawfulness of the Bureau’s regulation which limits community corrections center placement to 10 percent of the sentence to be served, not to exceed 6 months. Both Circuits ruled it inappropriate for the Bureau to categorically limit CCC placements as provided in its federal regulation because it did not allow for full consideration of the factors provided in 18 U.S.C. Section 3621(b). Therefore, inmates in these circuits can once again be directly designated to CCCs and inmates in prisons in these circuit states can be transferred to CCCs in excess of the 10 percent provision.

The Third Circuit includes: Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. The Eighth Circuit includes: Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North and South Dakota.

For more information on how to receive the maximum Community Custody Placement and other programs of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, please contact Federal Prison Consultants, LLC at 800.431.6258.

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Scammers Give Truck Buyers Second Chance

Truck Trick

"Second chance" investigated

They were bidding on a valuable vehicle offered for sale on eBay and they almost bought into a scam.

Suburban driving isn't exciting enough for Kim Jamber so she asked her husband to put a little spice in their garage.

The Jambers offered $7,500 for a 1950 Chevy pickup listed on eBay but their bid came in $200 too low.

Then they got email informing them that the high bidder had backed out so the truck was theirs for a $2,500 down payment to an eBay warehouse.

The second chance offer looked real enough but it was a spoof created by scam artists. It gave the excited couple three days to respond with the down payment, hoping they would act quickly.

Todd Jamber said they were told to, "hurry and send them the money and do not contact the seller. 'We are operating on their behalf so don't bother them -- don't contact the seller.'"

Before sending a check, Todd did call the seller who said the pickup had already been sold. That saved the Jambers from being scammed out of $2,500.

Kim Jamber says, "I just don't want other people getting ripped off. It didn't rip us off but it made us mad."

Todd and Kim have asked eBay security to investigate.

An eBay spokesperson confirms the second chance offer is a fake and said the truck was being stored in a warehouse managed by eBay but the Internet auction never takes possession of items.

Top Security Audits, Guaranteed for International Companies

If You Could Stop a Hurricane, Would You? Or Just Mitigate the Risks? - Strike Corps Offers Top Security Audits, Guaranteed for International Companies

Strike Corps announces new guaranteed, top security audits for international corporations at risk for acts of terrorism. Unlike natural disasters, terrorism is a unique catastrophic risk that is not predictable, therefore not insurable for reasonable premiums to adequately protect both the insurer and the insured. In lieu of terrorism insurance coverage, Strike Corps effectively employs the risk mitigation effects of rigorous, guaranteed security audits to properly manage terrorism risks.

Blanch, NC, July 13, 2006 --(PR.COM)-- Strike Corps announces new guaranteed, top security audits for international corporations at risk for acts of terrorism. Hurricanes are acts of nature. Terrorism is an act of war. Both are catastrophic. You can not stop a hurricane, but you can stop an act of terrorism, guaranteed.

Unlike natural disasters, terrorism is a unique catastrophic risk characterized by an ever changing choice of man-made attack modes and targets. Acts of terrorism, or their scale, are not predictable, therefore not insurable for reasonable premiums to adequately protect both the insurer and the insured.

Post 9/11, there is little evidence to suggest that reinsurers are any closer to returning to the market they fled after the attack, in spite of a big government subsidy. In lieu of terrorism insurance coverage, Strike Corps effectively employs the risk mitigation effects of rigorous, guaranteed security audits to properly manage terrorism risks. From Strike Corps' viewpoint, the fundamental risks from terrorism are more of a function of prevention as opposed to prediction.

To guaranteed these qualified risks Strike Corps plans to conduct an offering of asset based, risked linked catastrophic (CAT) bonds for acts of terrorism, to be marketed and sold as "STRIKE Bonds." Strike Corps offers audited portfolio clients true terrorism risk mitigation along with the liquidity necessary to respond and to recover from any terrorist acts should they occur. STRIKE Bonds employ the capital markets as a capacity provider for terrorism risks. At the same time, STRIKE Bonds enable institutional investors to tap into a broader spectrum of risks. So if an audited facility with a guarantee in force, is attacked and suffers damages, their STRIKE Bond will pay for losses per agreement. The results of the Top Security Audit will help determine the inherent risks to the company from terrorist attacks and the potential fees for Strike Corps' STRIKE Bond.

Traditional security has been more focused on criminal acts, not acts of war. Physical security is the concerted effort to ascertain vulnerabilities to attacks, to avoid or prevent such attacks, to react appropriately and to recover expeditiously to minimize damages, loss of life and business. Most professional security managers appreciate the independent, expert validation of their security programs. Currently comprised of Special Forces cadre, Strike Corps' certified auditors wrote the manual on government and commercial security.

Top Security Audits review security program elements, each checked for effectiveness and then graded to determine an overall score for the program. This professional, comprehensive, systematic approach to evaluating security programs provides the ultimate road map for hardened security in order to truly mitigate risks.

The purpose of any audit is to assure compliance with proper policies and procedures. Strike Corps' Top Security Audit assures the adequacy of the security system controls in place, so to ascertain whether the program established and maintained provides reasonable assurance that vulnerabilities are effectively mitigated to acceptable levels.

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Strike Corps provides professional, guaranteed security audits, crisis related personnel, project management, training and development. The company specializes in professional security auditing and warranty. The goal is to provide audited international clients with the very best in terrorism avoidance, deterrence, response and recovery management stopping acts of terror before they occur. Guaranteed.

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Hospital to Perform Background Checks

 

Top 50 Hospital Selects ERS Hire to Perform Background Checks

Pre-employment background screening & employment verification company announces agreement with top 50 hospital at University of California Davis Health System.

Pensacola, FL (PRWEB) July 11, 2006 -- ERS Hire, Inc., which provides detailed employment verification and pre-employment background screenings nationwide, announces its agreement with University of California Davis Health System, which includes the top ranking UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California.

Under the contract, ERS Hire will perform criminal background screening services and social security verifications on UC Davis Health System employees.

“We were impressed with ERS Hire because of the services they offer and their compatibility with our HR record system,” said Susan Summers, Manager of Recruitment, Employment and Training & Development in the Department of Human Resources at UC Davis Health System. “We are impressed with ERS Hire’s responsiveness and quick turnaround time.”

The UC Davis Health System chose ERS Hire over four other companies, one of which was an existing provider.

“We are pleased to serve one of the nation’s leading hospitals,” said Jon Socolof, president of ERS Hire. “Our medical pre-employment screening service is one of the fastest growing segments of our business. The fact that we stay on top of all the current regulations make us an attractive option for hospitals and medical facilities.”

The contract for ERS Hire’s services began in April.

For more information, contact Amber Jackson at 800.600.2510 x2471.

About ERS Hire
In addition to its medical pre-employment screening services, ERS Hire provides complete background and pre-employment reports to a wide range of industries nationwide. Reports available include: criminal records, driving records, pre-employment credit checks, social
security trace reports, employment and education verifications, reference interviews and custom screening products. In 2005, the company became a member of The Adaugeo Group, a business incubator located in Pensacola, Florida, providing marketing, financial, operational, and IT support.

About UC Davis Health System
As a premier academic medical center, UC Davis Health System is charged with discovering and sharing knowledge and providing the highest quality care to our community. The organization’s ultimate goal is to advance health both in the local community and around the globe.

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Launch of the New SecurityKit.com Website

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New Products, Information & Resources
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June 2006
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-- Higher Levels of Security for High Risk Environments
-- PC PhoneHome Theft Recovery Software - NEW PRICING
-- New Cable Lockdowns - For PC & Flat Panel Combinations

Greetings!

We are happy to announce to our customers and friends the launch of our new SecurityKit.com website featuring new cable lockdowns, plate systems for enhanced security and new pricing on our theft recovery software, PC PhoneHome. The new site also includes additional information and resources for our government, educational, corporate and home office clients. We look forward to your visit and thank you for your support in the past.

Higher Levels of Security for High Risk Environments ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SecurityKit.com now offers higher levels of security for higher risk environments like schools, hospitals, libraries and other public areas. We have both plate systems that lock the equipment to the work surface with two steel plates and enclosures that completely protect your equipment from unwanted access. The product shown is our Laptop Security Plate System model #40010. Other plate systems and enclosures are available for all types of equipment so please call us at 877-866-8839 if you have questions. More on the laptop plate system

PC PhoneHome Theft Recovery Software - NEW PRICING ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PC and Mac PhoneHome and the PhoneHome Enterprise version are computer tracking and recovery software products that enable us to track and actually recover stolen laptops, PCs and Macs. The software installs in minutes, operates at a low level using almost no resources and is transparent to the user. PC PhoneHome is protecting more computers (475,000) than any other software and to date the recovery record is 100% with more than 500 computers recovered. And now to protect more than one computer economical product "bundles" are available for 2, 12, 50, 75 and 100 machines that bring the costs down to just a few dollars per computer. More on PC PhoneHome

New Cable Lockdowns - For PC & Flat Panel Combinations ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Laptops have had the micro security slot as standard equipment for some time, but now we see the trend widening so that virtually all flat panel displays, all Macs and many peripheral devices also have the slot. At the same time, many manufacturers are including a locking ring on their CPUs. These changes allow us to secure workstations without the necessity of intrusive glue-on brackets. We have designed a number of custom lockdown kits for use with rings and the micro security slot as for example for use with a CPU with a ring and a flat panel monitor combination. These lockdowns provide aesthetically pleasing and cost effective protection from theft. More on PC cable lockdown kits

Federal Court Denies Motion to Dismiss Wrongful Death Lawsuit

 

Federal Court Denies Taser International Inc's Motion to Dismiss Wrongful Death Lawsuit

United States District Judge James Ware of the Northern District of California today denied Taser International INC's motion to dismiss claims arising from the February 20, 2005, death of a Monterey County, California, man following repeated shocks from one of its electric shock weapons.

San Jose, CA (PRWEB) July 8, 2006 -- United States District Judge James Ware of the Northern District of California today denied Taser International’s motion to dismiss claims arising from the February 20, 2005, death of a Monterey County, California, man following repeated shocks from one of its electric weapons.

On February 20, 2005, Robert Heston, Jr. began acting erratically inside his family’s Salinas, California home. His father, believing his son might be under the influence of drugs, called the police reporting his bizarre behavior. Officers from the Salinas Police Department responded to the Heston home and confronted Mr. Heston. Approximately 4-5 police officers used their Taser electric weapons repeatedly as other officers restrained Heston on the ground. Heston stopped breathing, and then died shortly thereafter.

In the lawsuit, Heston v. City of Salinas, et al., N.D. Cal. Case No. C 05-03658 JW, Heston’s parents alleged that Taser electric shock weapons are unreasonably dangerous and defective for use on human beings because they are sold without warning about the effect of multiple shocks for extended durations, the danger of shocking people who are under the influence of drugs, and the effects of Taser shocks on respiration. The weapon, when used repeatedly and in combination with aggressive police restraints, causes unnecessary deaths.

Taser International, Inc., asked the district court to dismiss the claims of the Heston family, contending that (1) Robert Heston’s death was not reasonably foreseeable, (2) its product is not inherently dangerous, and (3) it had no duty to warn of the dangers of its product.

Judge Ware denied Taser International’s Motion to Dismiss without comment. Taser International has been ordered to respond to plaintiffs’ complaint. No trial date has been set in the case as yet.

Judge Ware’s ruling follows on the heals of a similar ruling by United States District Judge Jeremy Vogel on March 7, 2006 in the case of Rosa v. City of Seaside, N.D. Cal. Case No. C 05-03577 JF. That case, which is also being litigated by Messrs. Burton and Williamson, involves the death of Michael Rosa on August 29, 2004 after he had been repeatedly subjected to multiple uses of Taser electric weapons by police officers from several police agencies.

In denying Taser International’s Motion to Dismiss, Judge Fogel ruled that Taser has a duty to design and manufacture its products to avoid foreseeable dangers arising from their use, and to warn its customers and users of any foreseeable dangers that could arise when people such as Michael Rosa are shocked repeatedly and then subjected to aggressive restraint procedures. No trial date has been set in this case either.

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