High Court Upholds Dismissal of Suit by State Trooper Injured During Taser Training

The Vermont Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a state trooper’s negligence claims against two colleagues for injuries he sustained during a Taser training exercise. Case: Trudeau v. Vitali, No. 2017-078, 10/05/2015, published. Facts: Trooper Jeffrey Trudeau attended a Taser training session on March 29, 2011. Prior to the training, Trudeau claimed, there was peer pressure within the department for trainees agree to undergo exposure to the Taser. The officers who led the training both allegedly issued strong recommendations that the trainees undergo a Taser exposure because it...