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,…
BRK files patent infringement suit over Nest Protect smoke/carbon monoxide alarm
- November 15th, 2013
- Wendy Carlisle
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The new Nest Labs, Inc. product Nest Protect– a combination smoke and carbon monoxide detector–looks like an innovative addition to the market. The Nest Protect is sleek looking, user friendly, and it is Wi-Fi connected so that all the Nest…
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…
North Carolina Attorney General sues alarm company over robocalls
- October 24th, 2013
- Wendy Carlisle
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The North Carolina Carolina Attorney General filed suit yesterday against now-defunct alarm company ISI Alarms NC, Inc. and its owner, seeking civil penalties for automated calls (a/k/a “robocalls”) the company made to consumers. The AG alleges that more than 1,000 North…
New Minnesota law affecting exculpatory contracts effective August 1, 2013.
- July 31st, 2013
- Wendy Carlisle
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The Minnesota law I wrote about this spring (http:/wp.me/p3fru5-4G) has been enacted effective August 1, 2013. Fortunately, the law was changed substantially from its original iterations, which effectively sought to do away with exculpatory clauses altogether. The new law simply codifies…
Alarm.com sues Telular
- May 23rd, 2013
- Wendy Carlisle
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Alarm.com filed suit against Telular this week in federal court in Delaware. Alarm.com alleges that Telular infringed on four of Alarm.com’s patents with Telular’s Telguard HomeControl, which allows alarm system users to remotely access and control their security system, turn…
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…
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…
SimplexGrinnell is sued over requiring employees to drive a company car.
- May 13th, 2013
- Wendy Carlisle
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SimplexGrinnell is defending itself against a class-action lawsuit in California brought by employees who allege they were required to drive company-supplied vehicles to and from work without being compensated for that time. Read about it in the court’s opinion certifying the class: Gonzales v….