Houston Taser Lawsuit

An attorney for former Houston Texans offensive lineman Fred Weary announced that the federal civil rights lawsuit Weary filed against the City of Houston after Weary was shocked with a taser by police officers during a traffic stop has been dropped.  http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/6465442.html .  In a Chron.com article by Brian Rogers, Weary’s attorney stated that Weary just wanted to see changes and the taser use study called for by the Mayor as well as Weary’s meeting with a Houston Assistant Police Chief convinced Weary that his goals in filing the lawsuit had been met.  According to the article, Weary’s attorney filed the civil rights lawsuit in Houston alleging that Weary’s constitutional rights had been violated by excessive force, malicious prosecution, assault and false imprisonment.