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Security  Law 2019
Security & the Law

Is County Required to Pay False Alarm Late Fines?

FALSE ALARMS
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Lessing E. Gold
March 2, 2020
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A recent case involving false alarm fees was heard and decided in Suffolk County, New York. The plaintiff, Suffolk County, sought to recover $800 from the defendants for alleged violations of the county code involving “false alarm fee assessments.”


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Security  Law 2019
Security & the Law

What Constitutes Confidential Information?


PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
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Lessing E. Gold
February 3, 2020
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A case involving a request for a preliminary injunction was recently heard in the United States District Court in Nebraska involving a question of what constitutes confidential information.


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Security  Law 2019
Security & the Law

When are Police Dogs Unreasonable Force?

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Lessing E. Gold
January 6, 2020
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An issue recently arose in California where a police dog was used to seize and retrieve a suspect. The plaintiff fled into a thicket of bushes during a police chase.


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Security  Law 2019
Security & the Law

Is Alarm Company Responsible for Plaintiff’s Flood Damage?

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Lessing E. Gold
December 3, 2019
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A recent action was filed in the United States District Court of Nevada where the plaintiff, owner of a building, entered into a contract with the defendant alarm company’s predecessor for security services at the building, including monitoring alarms and dispatching responses to alarms. The contract was apparently subsequently assigned to the defendant alarm company.


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Security  Law 2019
Security & The Law

Can Insurance Company Recoup in Fire Sprinkler Case?

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Lessing E. Gold
November 4, 2019
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In a recent New Jersey case, an insurance company appealed a trial court’s order of summary judgment that dismissed its subrogation claim against the defendant, the installer of the fire sprinkler at the premises.


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Security  Law 2019
Security & The Law

Does Monitoring Contract With Tenants Entitle Building Insurance Provider to Reimbursement?

INSURANCE LAWSUIT
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Lessing E. Gold
October 7, 2019
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An insurance company (the plaintiff) issued a policy of insurance to the owners (the insured) of the property. A burglary and fire occurred and the plaintiff paid the insured for the damage.


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Security  Law 2019
Security & The Law

Prominent Liability Clause Protects an Alarm Company That Failed to Respond

ALARM CONTRACTS
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Lessing E. Gold
September 2, 2019
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An interesting case in Georgia arose when a brother brought an action against a home security company for failing to properly notify.


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Security  Law 2019
Security & The Law

Burglar Alarm Responding Sheriff Causes Traffic Accident — Was he Liable?

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Lessing E. Gold
August 5, 2019
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An interesting case in the state of Ohio occurred when a deputy sheriff, while responding to an activated burglar alarm (alarm drop) without lights or sirens so as to not alert any intruder in the home, collided with a stopped car.


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Security  Law 2019
Security Law

Security Alarm Results in Death of Pet Raccoon

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Lessing E. Gold
July 1, 2019
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An action was filed by the plaintiff against the State Department of Environmental Management and several of its officers after the officers seized a raccoon.


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Security  Law 2019
Security & The Law

Local Government Can’t Preempt State Law in Security Wage Dispute

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Lessing E. Gold
June 3, 2019
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The city of Chicago adopted a wage ordinance pursuant to its home rule unit authority established by the Illinois Constitution.


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