"The officers and paramedics' actions were negligent and objectively unreasonable during their March 12 encounter with Nathan Hoang, who was tased and tackled before being given a controversial sedative and slipping into a coma, the lawsuit claimed. Hoang, a married father of six, died nine days later in a death that was kept secret for weeks by the Hayward Police Department, until its discovery by the Bay Area News Group."
"They inject it if there's even a possibility that the person later could become difficult. That's not health care. The lawsuit names the city of Hayward, several of its police officers and the Falck ambulance company as defendants. It was quietly filed in federal district court by Hoang's mother and three of his children in September, and only recently came to the attention of this news organization. Hayward police Sgt. Matt McMahon said the city would not comment on ongoing litigation."
Nathan Hoang was tased, tackled, and chemically sedated with midazolam during a March 12 encounter that left him in a coma. He died nine days later, and the Hayward Police Department kept the death secret for weeks. The family filed a federal lawsuit alleging negligent and objectively unreasonable actions by Hayward officers and Falck paramedics. The lawsuit names the city, several police officers, and the Falck ambulance company as defendants. The case has intensified scrutiny over paramedics' use of midazolam (Versed), which has been linked to multiple in-custody deaths, and prompted statements from legal representatives and Falck.
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