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Whistleblower Case Highlights When Summary Judgement Is Appropriate

Lessing E. Gold
Lessing E. Gold
September 2, 2017

Frequently in our column we report that the matter is determined by a motion for summary judgment.


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Is Security Company Responsible for Loss of Property Value?

Lessing E. Gold
Lessing E. Gold
August 1, 2017

In a recent case before the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, an interesting question arose as to whether the defendant, the company providing security, could be responsible for a decrease in value of the property because of a loss that the plaintiff contended was the fault of the security company.


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Is Successor Company Bound by an Injunction?

Lessing E. Gold
Lessing E. Gold
July 1, 2017

An interesting case arose in the State of Florida involving the sale of assets of a security alarm company who was enjoined and prohibited from using certain sales profits.


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Limited Liability Clause Would Have Helped in Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Lessing E. Gold
Lessing E. Gold
June 1, 2017

A recent case decided in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida is worth discussing. The defendant produces, markets and sells medical alert systems. 


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When Can Police Use Deadly Force?

Lessing E. Gold
Lessing E. Gold
May 2, 2017

An interesting case arose in the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico.


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Mobile Billboard Advertising and the 14th Amendment

April 1, 2017

In an interesting case regarding prohibited ordinances, plaintiffs operated a fleet of standalone trailers that were specially constructed to display signs or banners, which the company used to advertise its burglary alarm services, as well as other products and political causes.


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Understand Wage and Hour Laws to Avoid Penalty

Lessing E. Gold
Lessing E. Gold
March 1, 2017

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California recently ordered the preliminary certification of a conditional class action settlement involving various California wage and hours laws.


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Alarm Company Case Decides Verdict In Snowmobile Lawsuit

Lessing E. Gold
Lessing E. Gold
February 10, 2017

A recent case decided by the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire did not involve an alarm company, but relied on an alarm company decision in granting a motion for summary judgment.


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Limited Liability Protects Alarm Company From Uninsured Customer Claim

Lessing E. Gold
Lessing E. Gold
January 1, 2017

A recent case in New York again tested the importance of the limitation of liability provision in an alarm contract. 


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‘Engaged to Wait’ Or ‘Waiting to Engage’ Determines Overtime

Lessing E. Gold
Lessing E. Gold
December 2, 2016

In Michigan, a group of plaintiffs filed an action against the defendant security company claiming that the security company violated the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by failing to pay the plaintiffs time and a half for the time they worked in excess of 40 hours per work week. The defendant security company filed a motion for summary judgment to dismiss the action.


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