CPI Security Wins $189M Deceptive Practices Verdict Vs. Vivint
A North Carolina court unanimously found Vivint Smart Home responsible for using deceptive door-to-door sales practices to mislead and confuse CPI customers.
A North Carolina court unanimously found Vivint Smart Home responsible for using deceptive door-to-door sales practices to mislead and confuse CPI customers.
The company provided home security monitoring services on a monthly-fee basis but ignored consumers’ attempts to cancel their agreements and misinformed them of their rights, according to the settlement.
The lawsuit alleges Resideo/Honeywell knew about defects in its burglar and fire alarm system control units but continued to market and sell them.
The settlement marks the largest to date for an FTC Fair Credit Reporting Act case and requires Vivint to implement an ID theft prevention program.
The jury found that China-based Hytera infringed copyrights and misappropriated Motorola trade secrets in developing its digital two-way radios.
Alarm industry attorney Ken Kirschenbaum says the decision pronounced several policy issues essential to alarm company contract rights.
Sonos claims it warned Google about infringement activities back in 2016, yet the company continues to roll out products utilizing the Sonos’ patented technology.
A lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court of the Central District of California targeting Amazon and Ring’s alleged negligence with regard to security practices.
The requested retrial relates to Alarm.com’s claims of patent infringement regarding home security and automation networking.
Alarm.com and ipDatatel settle on at least two patent-infringement claims related to security, home automation and remote monitoring/management.
This session will help integrators better understand the needs and market demands of their retail customers.
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.
