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.
In a case before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, the court considered the defendant’s motion for summary judgment addressing whether the plaintiffs’ carbon monoxide injury claims could proceed under theories of ordinary negligence, premises liability, or both.
A recent case in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania addressed the issue of whether a fire protection and monitoring contractor may be held liable for negligence to an insured’s subrogating insurers for alleged failures in the inspection and maintenance of a fire suppression system.
Arecent United States District Court case in Kentucky addressed whether a defendant alarm and fire security service provider was entitled to summary judgment on negligence and contract-based claims arising from alleged failure of a fire alarm and sprinkler system.
A recent case before the United States District Court concerned whether the defendant insurance company had a contractual duty to defend the plaintiff’s insured seller under a Manufacturing Supply Agreement.
A recent federal court ruling dives into the limits of victim restitution under the MVRA — where do necessary expenses end, and personal security begin?
