- Digital Ally (NASDAQ: DGLY) says that on October 13, 2016, the Federal District Court issued a ruling that denied the request of Taser International (TASR) to continue the stay of discovery on the Antitrust claims included in Digital Ally's lawsuit against Taser.
- The ruling allows Digital Ally to commence discovery, which eventually will include requests for production of documents, interrogatories, and depositions of Taser employees, former employees and consultants. The ruling also will also allow Digital Ally to undertake discovery of Taser's customers beginning with subpoenas, production of documents and, in time, depositions of the customer's employees, former employees, officials and consultants.
- The Company filed suit on January 15, 2016 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas (Case No: 2:16-cv-02032) against Taser, alleging that Taser willfully infringed the '292 Patent by selling and offering to sell its Axon Signal auto-activation technology. On February 2, 2016, the Company amended its complaint against Taser, which among other claims added a new set of claims to the lawsuit alleging that Taser conspired to keep Digital Ally out of the marketplace by engaging in improper, unethical, and unfair competition. The lawsuit alleges Taser bribed officials and otherwise conspired to secure no-bid contracts for its products in violation of both state law and federal antitrust law.
- Taser has filed a motion to dismiss the antitrust claims in the lawsuit that is still pending before the court.
- Source: Press Release