From [HERE] and  [MORE] and [HERE] The families of two men who died during encounters with Las Vegas police filed separate federal lawsuits Tuesday against the agency and its officers, alleging negligence that proved fatal. One lawsuit was filed on behalf of the mother and father of Anthony Jones, 44, who died in December 2010 after he ran from police who pulled a gun on him during a traffic stop. The stop culminated in officers using their x-26 Electronic Control device (Taser) 19 times on the Jones who died on the scene. All officers involved were found to have acted within department guidelines, however Jones’ death was the catalyst to Metro’s change in its Taser Policy. 

In the Jones family lawsuit, four officers were named as defendants. The lawsuit alleges unreasonable search and seizure, excessive force, false arrest, battery and negligence. The lawsuit says Tasers were used on Jones for more than 100 seconds. It says that before the encounter got physical, Jones was detained without probable cause and without reasonable suspicion. [MORE] Taser International Inc., the manufacturer, also was named as a defendant.