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…
Monitronics asks Georgia Supreme Court to Review $8.4 million judgment.
- October 2nd, 2013
- Wendy Carlisle
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I have been in denial, but, given that it is October, and the weekend weather forecast for my hometown of Minneapolis is quite chilly, it seems I need to face reality: summer is over. So, then, is my summer vacation…
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…
Eli Lilly/National Union dismiss Connecticut suit against ADT/Tyco
- May 14th, 2013
- Wendy Carlisle
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Eli Lilly and its insurer, National Union, have pulled the plug on the lawsuit against ADT and Tyco, filed recently in federal court in Connecticut stemming from a $60 million pharmaceutical heist. Did they dismiss the lawsuit because they settled…
Are contracts that automatically renew enforceable?
- March 18th, 2013
- Wendy Carlisle
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Contract provisions that provide for the automatic renewal of the contract for a set period of time after the initial term expires are common in alarm monitoring contracts. But are they enforceable?
How ADT Security Services, Inc. v. Lisle-Woodridge Fire District could affect the future of alarm monitoring.
- February 27th, 2013
- Wendy Carlisle
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Competition for alarm products and monitoring services is everywhere—the internet, big-box stores, new entrants into the market, and mergers of mega-companies all threaten your business. But could the place in which you conduct business be a threat to you…