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Home » Authors » Lessing E. Gold

Articles by Lessing E. Gold

Security & the Law: Is Accepting Payments a Waiver of Exclusion?

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

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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Security & the Law: Surety Bond or Insurance Policy?

Lessing E. Gold
November 1, 2009
An alarm company, working as a subcontractor on a federal project providing labor and materials, wasn’t paid for its work by the contractor that hired it. Would a surety bond
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Security & the Law: Better Check the Background

Lessing E. Gold
October 21, 2009
In a recent case in the state of Washington, a security alarm company was accused of negligent hiring. When the case was heard by the state’s appellate court on appeal,
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Security & the Law: Is The Limitation Of Liability Clause Drowned By The Flood?

Lessing E. Gold
September 1, 2009
In a recent decision in the state of Connecticut, the United States District Court of Appeals clarified the distinction between a premium paid for insurance based on the value of
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No Hoping for the Best in Kansas Case

Lessing E. Gold
August 1, 2009
A recent case in the Kansas Court of Appeals served notice that simply installing a fire alarm system and then failing to take whatever reasonable steps are necessary to ensure
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Compliance With Fire Codes

Lessing E. Gold
June 1, 2009
Does a building owner who voluntarily installs a fire alarm system need to comply with the provisions of the Uniform Fire Codes? A case in the state of New Jersey
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Security & the Law: Willful and Wanton

Lessing E. Gold
May 1, 2009
In a recent Colorado case, the Court of Appeals of Colorado reversed a ruling of the lower court that had granted summary judgment in favor of the alarm company, holding
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Does the John Hancock Count?

Lessing E. Gold
January 1, 2009
The question of who has authority to sign a contact was examined in a Pennsylvania case decided in September 2007. It all began when an insurance company sought to recover
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Security & the Law: Which Prevailing Rate Applies?

Lessing E. Gold
July 9, 2008
Alarm companies, particularly alarm companies providing burglar and fire alarm services on public projects, are often faced with issues of “prevailing rate.” This was the subject of a recent case.
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