Taser firm, police sued by family of dead SC man

The family of a man who died after he was shocked with a Taser by North Charleston police has sued.
   
The suit filed last month names North Charleston police, Charleston County and the company that makes the Taser.
   
The family of 38-year-old Kip Darrell Black says officers should have known he could die when they shocked him up to 10 times with a Taser in October 2006.
   
Authorities say officers were called after Black was spinning around a utility pole asking for help and used chemical spray and Tasers after Black ran into traffic.
   
North Charleston would not comment on the suit. A Taser spokesman says the company has had 75 product liability lawsuits dismissed or ruled in its favor.