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Lessing E. Gold

Lessing E. Gold

Lessing E. Gold of Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp is counsel to the California Alarm Association and a contributing legal columnist. He can be reached at sdm@bnpmedia.com.

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Security Law
Security and the Law

FTC Proposes Rule to Ban Non-Compete Clauses

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Lessing E. Gold
March 6, 2023

Under a new proposed rule, the FTC would ban employers from saddling workers with non-compete agreements that prohibit them from working at competitors. 


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Security Law

No Evidence Medial Alert System Led to Woman’s Death

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Lessing E. Gold
February 6, 2023

A U.S. District Court decision clarifies why the defendants’ conduct was not the legal cause of a plaintiff’s death. 


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Security Law

Hirer of Independent Contractor Not Liable for Injury to Contractor’s Worker

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Lessing E. Gold
January 2, 2023

A California rule is used in deciding cases of workplace safety.


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Security Law

When an Automatic Fire Alarm Means an Automatic Fire Alarm

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Lessing E. Gold
December 5, 2022

In Michigan, an arsonist set the plaintiff’s liquor store on fire.


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Security & THE LAW

Plaintiff Fails in Bid to Nullify Automatic Sprinkler Requirement

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Lessing E. Gold
November 8, 2022

A decision recently rendered in Illinois involved a requirement that a property be retrofitted with an automatic sprinkler system. The municipality had previously mandated that commercial buildings be retrofitted with the fire/life safety solutions. The ordinance excluded multiple residence dwellings from the retrofit sprinkler requirement.


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Security Law
Security and the Law

Why a Security Technician Was Denied Compensation Despite Injuries

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Lessing E. Gold
October 3, 2022

A worker claiming unsafe working conditions sought unemployment benefits after quitting is role as a technician with a fire services company.   


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Security Law
Security and the Law

Fire Victim Trapped in Apartment for 5 Days Seeks Reparation

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Lessing E. Gold
September 6, 2022

A man trapped for five days after a fire tore through an apartment building filed a suit seeking compensation to punish the defendant.


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Security Law
Security and the Law

When Website Design Involves Legal Significance

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Lessing E. Gold
August 5, 2022

Website operators who seek to bind visitors to the terms of an arbitration agreement must make those terms “reasonably conspicuous” under the law.


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Security Law
Security and the Law

Defective Smoke Alarm No Reason to Find Alarm Dealer at Fault

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Lessing E. Gold
July 1, 2022

A woman alleged a defective smoke alarm led to severe burns on her hand while frying chicken. An appellate court decided otherwise.


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Security Law
Contractual Law

No Contract Means No Negligence for Alarm Company

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Lessing E. Gold
June 3, 2022

An insurer sues an alarm company for failing to respond when a subscriber’s pipes burst, but a lack of a contract negates the claim.


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