By James McNair
Enquirer staff writer
A Queensgate company that says it sold more than $2.3 million worth of Taser stun guns to the Cincinnati Police Department and 13 other Ohio police forces has filed suit against the weapon's maker, alleging it wasn't paid for making the sales.
The breach-of-contract lawsuit was filed by Roy Tailors Uniform Co. in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court but transferred to U.S. District Court last week. Taser, which is based in Scottsdale, Ariz., denied the claim and said Roy Tailors is not entitled to monetary relief.
In the five-page complaint, filed by James McCarthy of Katz, Teller, Brant & Hild, Roy Tailors said it "expended considerable time, money and effort" selling Taser's law enforcement products from Indiana to New York.
The uniform, weapons and equipment retailer said it sold $1 million worth of the hand-held stun guns to the Cincinnati Police Department, which ordered the weapons after the controversial apprehension and death of Nathaniel Jones last Nov. 30. The company said it also sold $1.2 million worth of Tasers to the Columbus Police Department and filled smaller orders for Butler County, Milford, Reading, Springdale, Middletown and Xavier University, among others.
Roy Tailors said Taser terminated its contract in February before paying the company "any compensation" for the orders it procured. Roy Tailors does not specify a dollar amount sought.
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