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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. Sands partially refuses to rule in favor of the Taser manufacturer in a civil rights and product liability action brought by the estate administratrix arising from the decedent's death from "excited delirium" after deputies shocked him with Tasers multiple times. The manufacturer's motion for summary judgment is denied with respect to the strict products liability claim based on a failure to warn theory because a reasonable jury could find that the manufacturer's warnings were insufficient. An issue of fact also exists as to whether the Taser caused the decedent's death. However, the manufacturer's motion is granted with respect to the claim for strict products liability based on a design defect theory because there is no issue of fact as to whether the Taser was an inherently dangerous product.