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Security & the Law
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A Case of Fairness

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Lessing E. Gold
March 8, 2011

In a recent Louisiana case, the plaintiff, a national corporation that sells, installs and monitors residential security systems, entered into a contract whereby the defendant agreed to sell alarm monitoring accounts to the plaintiff, along with the right to receive monthly payments for monitoring services under the recurring monthly revenue (RMR) accounts.


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Plaintiff’s Duty to Insure Against Loss Releases Alarm

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Lessing E. Gold
January 31, 2011
A recent case in the state of New York arose out of an overnight burglary of the plaintiff’s bank and vault. On the date of the loss, one of the defendant alarm companies was obligated by written agreement to provide a central station burglar alarm system to protect the plaintiff’s premises.
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Limitation of Liability Prevails

January 1, 2011
In a recent case in Minnesota, the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota granted a motion for summary judgment in favor of an alarm company and effectively
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Taxation & Interstate Commerce in a Monitoring Case

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Lessing E. Gold
October 1, 2010
A very interesting, yet controversial, case regarding the taxation of an alarm company in Arizona was recently decided by the Court of Appeals in the state of Arizona. The alarm
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No Contest Plea Can Backfire

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Lessing E. Gold
July 1, 2010
In a recent case before the Court of Appeals in California, the court affirmed a decision by the Department of Consumer Affairs, Bureau of Security and Investigative Services (the Bureau)
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Readers Ask

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Lessing E. Gold
April 1, 2010
QuestionI recently heard that the telephone company is preparing to discontinue providing POTS to transmit our alarm signals. Is there an obligation to notify our customers of the possible discontinuation
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Overlooked Coverage Is Costly

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Lessing E. Gold
April 1, 2010
In providing alarm monitoring services, it is important to understand the distinction between general liability coverage and errors and omissions coverage. One alarm company learned the hard way in a
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Risk Reduction, Not Elimination

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Lessing E. Gold
March 1, 2010
In September 2008, the Superior Court of the State of Delaware rendered its decision in a case involving the destruction of a condominium complex that was destroyed by a fire.
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Security & the Law: Is Accepting Payments a Waiver of Exclusion?

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Lessing E. Gold
January 1, 2010
There was a lot of finger pointing in a recent case involving the property owner of a shopping center and an insurance company. The finger pointing all revolved around whether
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Security & the Law: January 2010 Q&A

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Lessing E. Gold
January 1, 2010
QI am the owner of an alarm company.  I just purchased an additional small alarm company involved in the residential alarm business.  Although the company I purchased has good contracts
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