TASER fries former patent attorney

AP reports: Taser International Inc., a maker of electric shock weapons, said June 15, 2007 a court ruled the company's former patent attorney (Thomas Watkins III) must surrender any claims he has or may have to patents related to Taser's weapons.

AP also noted: Previously, the court had said Watkins represented Taser without letting the company know about interests he had that were adverse to the company, and, as a result, Taser was harmed.