Standard contract language limiting alarm company’s liability found ambiguous by federal appeals court.
- May 27th, 2014
- Wendy Carlisle
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You know that language in your contract–that’s in EVERY alarm contract– that says “Alarm Co. is not liable, but if any liability is imposed it will be limited to $[dollar amount] or a percentage of the annual monitoring charge”? Well,…
The Seven Deadly Sins of alarm contracts (and how to avoid them).
- May 22nd, 2014
- Wendy Carlisle
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In my job, I have the pleasure, and unfortunately sometimes pain, of reviewing alarm sales and monitoring contracts for litigation, potential acquisitions, and revisions to contracts. Here are seven mistakes I see most often.
Three important things to know about PERS contracts and sales.
- March 26th, 2014
- Wendy Carlisle
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If you’ve decided to enter the vibrant market of selling Personal Emergency Response Systems (PERS) you may be wondering what advice a lawyer would give you on how to protect your business. Do you need a contract with your customer? …
Georgia Supreme Court denies review of $8.4 million verdict against Monitronics
- November 6th, 2013
- Wendy Carlisle
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Yesterday, the Georgia Supreme Court denied Monitronics’ Petition for Writ of Certiorari. This means it has refused to review the Georgia Court of Appeals’ decision, which upheld an $8.4 million jury verdict against Monitronics and invalidated exculpatory language in Monitronics’ alarm…
Smoke detectors: what you need to know to protect your customers and avoid a lawsuit.
- June 18th, 2013
- Wendy Carlisle
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Maryland’s new law requiring that smoke detectors have ten-year-life batteries goes into effect July 1, 2013. Working batteries are paramount in ensuring smoke detectors can alert occupants to a fire. Another important way to ensure smoke detection may be less…
Using enhanced call verification? You may need a new alarm monitoring contract.
- May 30th, 2013
- Wendy Carlisle
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Georgia recently joined the growing ranks of states and municipalities that require enhanced call verification (ECV) for burglar alarm response. (Read Georgia’s new law here: Georgia ECV law). If your jurisdiction requires ECV, or you are voluntarily adopting it, do you…
Alarm company whose bookkeeper embezzled $600,000 must still pay its security equipment supplier.
- May 13th, 2013
- Wendy Carlisle
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New Canaan Alarm Company, whose bookkeeper embezzled over $600,000 from the company, must still pay over $100,000 to its fire and security alarm equipment supplier, Alarmmax Distributors, Inc., even though Alarmmax brought its claims more than four years after the last…
Recent court rulings in Texas and South Carolina underscore the importance of a good contract.
- May 10th, 2013
- Wendy Carlisle
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Two recent court rulings– one in Texas, one in South Carolina–underscore the importance of contract terms that will protect your business in case of a lawsuit. Does your contract have these vital terms?
ADT moves to dismiss Eli Lilly lawsuit based on subrogation waiver.
- April 17th, 2013
- Wendy Carlisle
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As I predicted when I first wrote about the Eli Lilly/National Union v. ADT case (http://wp.me/p3fru5-42), ADT has brought a motion to dismiss the lawsuit based on the subrogation waiver in ADT’s contract. Will the motion to dismiss be successful? Here is a…
How to investigate a customer’s loss (Part 3).
- February 27th, 2013
- Wendy Carlisle
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In Parts 1 and 2, I discussed inspecting the scene of your customer’s loss. This post continues with additional sources of information to consider in your investigation, including information about using highly skilled experts to defend your company.