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ObjectVideo, Sony Enter Into Patent License Agreement

February 8, 2012
After months of litigation, Sony Corp. has signed a patent license agreement with video analytics provider ObjectVideo (OV).

What Can Alarm Companies Due to Prevent Lawsuits?

February 6, 2012
In his latest blog, Ken Kirschenbaum examines if alarm companies can prevent being sued by subscribers.

ADT to Pay $950K to Calif. Residential Clients in Lawsuit Settlement

January 31, 2012
ADT Security Services will pay a civil penalty of $950,000 to customers here to provide restitution for residential clients whose rates increased during their initial contract, MercuryNews.com reports.

What Qualifies as Tortious Interference?

October 26, 2011
In this blog, Ken Kirschenbaum answers a reader who is concerned with competitor alarm companies stealing customers by means of deception.

ADT Settles Suit With Family of Murdered Minnesota Woman

October 6, 2011
ADT Security Services Inc. has reached a settlement in a lawsuit over a failed home burglar alarm with the estate of a mother of four children.

Homeowner Claims ADT Breached Contract, Court Agrees

October 4, 2011
The homeowner claims that they called ADT numerous times to come and re-install a smoke detector. However, after three years, the family says that the detector was never replaced, despite paying monthly fees to the company.

City Places Blame on Integrator for Ineffective Cameras

August 11, 2011
City officials here are considering suing Knight Hawk Security after discovering several surveillance cameras installed by the locally based firm are ineffective at night.

Should You Settle When a Suit Is Brought?

July 22, 2011

Despite contract language that should discourage all but the most adventurous litigants, lawsuits against alarm companies are driven by the subscriber's (or often their insurance company) claim that the alarm system is designed and intended to prevent loss.

ObjectVideo Extends Patent Infringement Complaints Against Bosch, Samsung and Sony

July 7, 2011
Video analytics provider ObjectVideo (OV), has filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) against Sony, Samsung and Bosch, alleging that the companies infringed upon OV's patented technologies. OV filed a similar complaint against the same companies with Virginia's Eastern District Court in April.

Honeywell, 2GIG Settle Patent Infringement Lawsuit

June 2, 2011
Ending a near two-year patent infringement lawsuit, 2GIG Technologies will pay an undisclosed amount to license technology under Honeywell's so-called 148 Patent.

Missouri Attorney General Sues Pinnacle Security for Unethical Sales Practices

May 5, 2011
Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster filed a lawsuit against Pinnacle Security this week, claiming the company engaged in unethical door-to-door sales practices ...
 

Can Your Company Afford a $2.5M Judgment?

March 7, 2011

A panic alarm system's failure during the brutal attack of a hotel clerk exposes the installing company's negligence. The case reinforces the importance of following established and best practices to deliver true security/life safety while minimizing liability ...

$4.6M Wrongful Death Settlement Puts Focus on Industry Best Practices

February 18, 2011
The widow of a firefighter who was one of four people killed in a 2007 house fire in San Pablo, Calif., will be paid $4.6 million to settle her wrongful-death lawsuit against two security companies ...
 

ADT Sues Imitators for Logo Infringement

October 11, 2010
ADT North America Residential and Small Business has filed lawsuits against three companies that allegedly infringed upon the company's federally registered blue octagon trademark ...
 

Fontana (Calif.) Settles Legal Battle With Alarm Association for $173K

September 16, 2010
The city of Fontana (Calif.) has agreed to pay more than $173,184 in attorney fees to the Inland Empire Alarm Association (IEAA) and adjust the police department's burglar alarm response policy ...
 

Smith & Wesson-Owned Company Wins Trademark Infringement Lawsuit

September 1, 2010
Perimeter security solutions provider Universal Safety Response Inc. (USR), a Smith & Wesson company, has been awarded $154,000 by a federal district court in its trademark infringement lawsuit against SecureUSA Inc. ...

Get Your Cyber House in Order

March 1, 2010

With the evolution of Internet-based communications comes the daunting issues of worsening identity theft, electronic data exposure and other forms of cyber liability. Installing security contractors, in particular, must be aware of the dangers such threats could pose to their livelihoods and financial well-being.

U.S. Court Sides With ADT on Infringed Patents

January 7, 2009
ADT Security Services announced it has won a major lawsuit against a competing company that was found liable for ...

Court Negates $4M ADT Ruling; Alarm Industry Reassured

September 1, 2007

The alarm industry breathed a collective sigh of relief on news that an appellate court in New Jersey reversed a $4 million judgment against ADT in a case that involved a burglary of ...

Checkpoint Systems Sued in Third Class Action Since ID Systems

October 9, 2002
Another federal antitrust complaint was filed in New Jersey against Checkpoint Systems Inc.

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