Braidwood Inquiry

Scheduled Witnesses (Subject To Change)

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Dr. Charles Lee (Pathologist) Continued
See CBC's coverage of Dr. Charles Lee's testimony on Monday, April 27th.

Dr. Charles Swerdlow (Cardiac Electrophysiologist)(video/teleconference)
Dr. Swerdlow gave a presentation on sudden deaths after use of taser at the Braidwood Inquiry in June 2008.

Dr. Dorin Panescu (Electrical Engineer)(video/teleconference)
Dr. Panescu has has been retained as an expert witness by Taser International in a wrongful death suit (see here).

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Dr. John Butt (Pathologist)
Dr. Butt, pathologist and a former chief coroner, told the Braidwood Inquiry in May 2008 that there are no obvious features on a body to indicate to a pathologist that a Taser has directly caused a death and said he believes Tasers can contribute to a sudden death(see here).

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Dr. Jeffrey Ho (Emergency Medicine)(teleconference)
Dr. Ho, an ER doctor whom Taser pays to conduct studies and testify—he got $70,000 during a recent 12-month stretch (see Mother Jones - Taser's Delirium Defense)

Dr. Walter Martz (Toxicologist)