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Items Tagged with 'lawsuits'

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Security Law

When a Manufacturer’s Problem Becomes Your Customer’s Problem

Lessing E. Gold
May 4, 2026

A security dealer sued an alarm manufacturer when a defective model kept causing false alarms for end customers. 


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Security Law

Split Ruling Highlights Importance of Service Agreements

Lessing E. Gold
February 12, 2026

A recent 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. 


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Security Law

Woman Sues Police for Excessive Force After K-9 Attack

Lessing E. Gold
February 26, 2024

Before entering the house from the garage, the defendant announced his and the K-9’s presence and ordered anyone in the house to surrender or they would be bitten by the dog.


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Vivint FTC

FTC Opens Consumer Claims Process for Credit Reports Misused by Vivint

SDM Editors
August 23, 2023

Vivint violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by misusing credit reports in order to qualify potential customers for financing for its smart home monitoring and security products. 


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SDM Security News Round Up

Security News Round-Up 6/16/23

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Christopher Crumley
June 16, 2023

Amazon to pay FTC for Ring and Alexa violations; Convergint acquires Ballou; Becklar acquires Eyeforce; and an overview of ESX 2023!


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Ring Camera

Amazon Will Pay FTC Over $30M for Ring & Alexa Privacy Violations

SDM Editors
June 1, 2023

Among its allegations, the Federal Trade Commission said Amazon failed to stop hackers from taking control of users' Ring cameras.


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Cincinnati Could Cough Up Millions to Repay Security Alarm Fees

Rodney Bosch
Rodney Bosch
March 17, 2023

The City of Cincinnati has been ordered to refund potentially more than $3 million to residents and businesses that paid to register their security alarms or paid fees for false alarms.


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Handshake

Everything You Need to Know About Deceptive Sales Practices

February 26, 2021

SDM sat down with David Smail, chief legal officer at ADT, to discuss what deceptive sales practices look like and how to prevent them.


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ADT

ADT Settles Lawsuit Filed Against NorthStar

July 16, 2019

Today, ADT, a provider of monitored security and interactive home and business automation solutions in the United States and Canada, announced it settled a deceptive sales practices lawsuit filed against NorthStar Alarm Services, a Utah-based company, for $3 million.  


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SecureNet

SecureNet Wins Lawsuit Filed by Icontrol Networks

February 13, 2019

SecureNet, a B2B provider of turn key security, smart home and IoT solutions, has won a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Icontrol Networks Inc. in Sept. 2015. 


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