ADT Wins $4M Verdict Against Alder Holdings for Duping Customers
A judge for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida declined ADT’s request in seeking $17 million compensatory damages.
A judge for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida declined ADT’s request in seeking $17 million compensatory damages.
ADT says Vivint used deceptive sales practices to mislead ADT customers into signing long-term contracts.
ADT reached agreements with three security companies after alleging its customers were being duped by misleading statements and sham sales practices.
The state accused Stanley Huffstetler IV of taking money ‘for services not performed within a reasonable time period.’
A Vivint spokesperson gives the company’s side of the story.
Vivint continued to make automatic withdrawals from an elderly woman’s checking account despite knowing she wasn’t using the alarm system.
SSI received a response from Alder’s general counsel, who says the report about alleged deceptive sales practices is misleading.
Capital Connect is one of five alarm dealers for Monitronics Int’l that ADT recently sued for misleading customers into believing the companies were affiliated with ADT or their alarm systems required upgrading.
Vision Security has agreed to pay a $30,000 fine after settling a claim with the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office that the security firm used deceptive sales practices to gain new business.
Missouri AG office says Vivint sales reps “misrepresented the company they worked for and exaggerated the length of the rescission (cancellation) period as well as the local crime rates.”
This next installment of the SSI Industry Hall of Fame Webcast Series features Jim Henry, executive vice president of corporate development for Securitas Electronic Security.
The new IEEE 802.3bt standard increases the maximum PoE power available mainly by utilizing all four pairs of the structured wiring.
