Dahua Sues Ex-North American President, Says Legal Typo

Published Jun 03, 2020 14:52 PM

Dahua's former North American President Frank Zhang claims he is owed almost $11 million but Dahua counter-claims it is just a "scrivener's error", i.e., a legal typo. The two sides have been in court for over a year with Dahua saying they have spent over $1.5 million in legal fees.

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****, ** ******, ** *** *** first ** **** ***** ********* *********, e.g., ******* **** *********'* *** *********** **** ****** ****** ***** *****, ********* *** ***, resigned.

**** *** ******** *** **** ***** documents *** **** ****, ********* *********** issues ** *****'* ******* ******. *** documents **** **** ******* **** *****'* North ******* *** ****** ********** ***** and *** ****'* ** ***** *********** competition **** *********.

** **** ****, ** ******* **** case, *********:

  • ***** **** "*********'* *****"
  • ***** ******* $** ******* ***** ******* Fired
  • *** * ****, **** *****
  • ***** **** *****
  • ********* ****** *********** ***********, ************
  • "** *****'** **** ** *********" **** Zhang's ******
  • ***** ****** ************* **** *********
  • ***** ******** **** "***** ***** *** as * *************"
  • ***** ******: *** **** "******'* **** It"
  • ***** ***** ******* *** ****** ********** Sales, ****** *******
  • ***** ***** ** ******** ********* ** NDAA, "***** ****** **********"
  • ***** ******: $** ******* "********** ******** From *******"
  • ***** ********* ** *****'* ******, ***** in ***** ** *****
  • ***** *******, ********** ***** *** ***** $1.5m ***** ****
  • ***** ***** ********* ** ****

Case **********

**** (*****) ***** *** ***** ** Dahua ** **** **** ** ********* of ***** ******** *** ********** ***** on * *****-**** ******** **** ** annual ****** ** $***,***.

*** ** ****** ****, ***** **** it ******** *** ***** ** ********** out ** *** **** ***** ******* on ** "****** ********* *******" *** two ***** **** * $***,*** ****** salary. ** **** ** **** ****, Dahua **** ** *** ****** ******** Zhang ** ** **** ******** $***,*** ** ********* **** ** months, *** ********* ** *** ********.

** ******* ***** ***** ** *** time, ************** ******* *** *********** *** ********* ***, ***** ******** President ***** ****.

Dahua **** "*********'* *****"

*******, *** ****** **** ********* *********, which *** ****** ** *** ******* involved, ******** ***** ** "******* ********* payments" ** $***,*** *** ** ******, i.e. $**,***,*** ** *** ******** ******* below *****:

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*****'* ******* **** **** *** * "scrivener's *****" (************ * ******, *****, ** ******):

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Zhang ******* $** ******* ***** ******* *****

***** *** *** *********** ***** ********* millions ** ******* - *** *** first *** ******, ***** **** *** $42,500 *** ***** ** ********* ******* issue ($***,*** ******* ** **.)

*******, ** ******* **** ***** ******* to **** ***** **** *** ******* position. ***** ******* ***** * ***** $910,000 ********* *******.

*** *****'* ****** ********* ***** *** almost $** ******* ** **** ** possible, ****** *** ****** **** ********* agreement:

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Not * ****, **** *****

*****'* ****** ***** **** *** ****** 2017 ********* ********* "**** *** ******* an ******* ************* ** ******** ***** of *** ****":

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**** *****'* ******* ******* *** **** Zhang *** **** ********* *** **** lower ********* ******** *** **** ******, Zhang's ******* ********* **** "** ******** silent" ** ***** *** ** "********** the *********** ********* ****** ** ******** he ***" ** *****:

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Dahua **** *****

***** *** *** **** ****, **** his ******* ** ******** ******* ***** he *** ******* ** "**********" *** accept * $* ******* ''**** *** payment" ** ******** *** *** ******** legal ****** ******* *****:

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***** ******* *** ***-****** *** ***** action ** ***** ***** *************** ******** *****,***** ** ***** *** ***** *** severance *** ******, **** "****** ** implied ******** ** **** *****" *** to **** *** ******** ****** **** severance ******** ******* *************:

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Documents ****** ***** **********

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** *** ** ****** - *****'******** *** ***- *** ********** ********** *****'* ********* as ***** ******* *********, ****** ** visit *** ** ******. *******, *** negotiation *** *** ** ****. **'* offer ** $***,*** ** ***** ********* was ***** "*********" ** *****, ********* to *****'* ************** ****** * **** **** ***** *******:

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**** **** *** ****** ***** ****'* immediately ******* *** $**.* ******* ********* was **** ***** *** * ******* of *** ****** ***** ** ****, saying "**** *** **** **** ****, if **** ****" *** **** ** the ****, ***** **** ***** "*** to *****" **** ** *** ****:

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Dahua ******** *****

** *****'* ******* **** **** *** a **** ** ** ** ********, then ** *** ****** ********* *****. In *** ****** *****'* *** **** implied *** ***** *** * *********** mistake *** ** ** ****** *** being * ****** ******* *******, ******* "we **** **** *** ****** *******'* native ******** ** *******":

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*****'* *** **** ********* ** ******* the ********* ********* *** **** ******** by *****'* ******* ******* *** * bilingual *******-******** ********:

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"He *****'** **** ** *********" **** *****'* ******

******* ******* ** *****'* ******** ** that *****'* **** *** ******** *** no ***-******* *** *************** ******, ********* to *****'* ******, *** **** **** meant ***** "***** **** **** *** to *********" *** "********** ***** **** the ******" - *** ****** *** the **** *********:

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*****'* **** ********** ********* *** ******** as ******** *** ****** *** ** such **********. *** ****** **** ********* did ******* **** *******, ** ****** by *****'* ************** ***** ** *** *****:

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Zhang ****** ************* **** *********

********* *** ********* ***** ** *** proceedings **** *****'* ***** **** ********* communications ******* ***** *** "*** ** Dahua's ***********" ********* ********* ***** ****** 2017, **** *** ******** ********* ********* was ******:

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*******, *****'* *********** ** **** ***** may **** **** ************* **** *****'* rivals. ***** ************ ******** *** ********, but ********** ***** **** ** *** not ************ **** ********* ***** ****:

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Whistleblower? ***** ******** **** "***** ***** *** ** * *************"

*** ******* ***** ******** *** ********* as ******** ***** ********* *****'* ********* as *********. ** *** ********, ***** considers *** *********** **** ***** "***** act ** * *************" ********* *** "vulnerabilities ** *** ******** ** **********":

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**** ******* *** ****** ** *****'* lawyer ******** ****, *** **** ** in * **** **** ********* ******* as ******** **** ***** *** "*********" of * *********** ***** ******* *** firm, ***** *** *****-******* ****** *********:IPVM Image

**** ***** *** **** *** ******** of ***** ***** * ************* ** what ******** "***************" ***** *** ********* to.

Zhang's *********** *** **** "******'* **** **"

*** ******* **** *****'* *********** *** ********* and ******* ** *** **** ** Dahua ***. ** **** ****, *****'* lawyer ******* **** "*******" ***** ** hire ***** ******* **** "******'* **** it":

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***** ** ** **** ******** ***** this ***** ** *** ***** *******. We ***** **** *** ***** ***** it *** ******** ** ********. **** Wang "******'* **** **" ** ******** in ****'* ************ **** *****, ******, Wang ** *** **** ** ****** of ***** ***** *******.

Dahua's ***** ******* *** ****** ********** ***** *******

***** ********* ***** *** ***** ********* figures *** "**** ***** ******* *** Global ********** ***** ******** ********".

*** ******* **** **** **** ******* generated $*** ******* ** ***** *** Dahua ** **** **** ******* ** $78 *******, *.*. * ***** ****** margin ** **%:

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**** ******** ***** ******* ******* *** smaller ******* ******** *** ************ *****(*.*., *********), *** **** ** *****'* business, ************ ** *** ****.

Zhang ***** **** ** ***** ********

***** **** ****** **** ** *** led ** $* ******* "****** ** licensing *********" **** ********, ****** ***** ***********, *** *** *** "****** ********** of ******* ******** ******", ** *********** way ** ******** ******** ************ ******** ****** ***** ********* ***** ******:

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Dahua ***** ** ******** ********* ** ****, "***** ****** **********"

** ********* ****, ** **** ** the ***** ***********, *****'* *** **** asked ***** ** ******** "*** ********* containing **************" ******* ***** *** ***** "third *******" ********* *** ****, ***** had ****** ******* *** ** ****** ***** *******.

*****'* **** **** ***** ******* ***** had "******** **** ********** ******** ** the ************ ** ******* ******* ***/** other ***** ****** **********". * *** weeks *******,******* ** ******** ************** *** ********* ** ********** **** their******* ******** ************ *****.

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***** ************ ******** ** ******** ***** documents, ********** **** **** **** "*** proportional" *** "**********":

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$11 ******* "********** ******** **** *******" **** ***** ******

******** *****, *****'* ******, **** ** the **** **** ******* **** *****'* claims ** **** **** **** ****** $11 ******* **** "********** ******** **** reality":

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Judge ********* ** *****'* ******

*** ***** *** ********* ** *****'* argument, **** ******** ***** ** ************* Judge *** ***** ******* ******* ** January **** *** *****-******* ****** ****** he ******* "******* *********":

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***** ***** ** *** "********** ***** that ***** **** **** ********" ** pay $***,*** ***** *** **** *** "Senior ********* *******" ********** **** *** added ***** ***** *** ************ **** the *********:

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***** **** ***** **** "***** ****** knew" **** ***** *** "****** * mistake" ** *** ********* ********* *** signed ******:

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*udge ***** ** *****'* *****

*******, ** ******** ****, ***** ***** granted *****'* ******* ** ****** *** original ****** **** ********* ************* *** changed *** ******** ** ********** ***** that *** $***,*** ********, *** *******:

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*** ***** **** ***** ******* ***** and *** ***** **** *****'* "****** of ******* ******** ** **** ***** and **** *******" *** ****** ** contract:

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*******, *** ***** ******** *****'* ******* that ***** *** ***** ***** ****.

Dahua ******* ********** ***** *** ***** $*.** ***** ****

** ***** **** ***** ******** "**** to *** ****** **** ** [*** court] ******** ** ***** ***** *******" for *****'* ****** ** **** *****:

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** * ******** **** ********, ***** Zobel ***** **** *****'* *** ****** to ****** ************* ** "************* $*.* million ** ********'* **** *** *****" directly ******* ** **** ****:

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Zhang **** *********

**********, ***** *** ******** *** *********** initial *******, ******* ***** *** *** two ******* ******* ** **** **** at *** ** ***** ******** *****. Both *** *******.

Dahua ******** ** ****: ******* ** ******* *** "*******" ** ******* ******

***** ******** ** ****** *** ******** questions ******* ** **** **** *** to *** ******* *******, *** *** state ** *** "*******" **** *** initial ******:

** *** ********* ******* **** *** district ***** ***** ** *** ***** on *** ****** *** ******* *********, but ** ****** ********* ******* ** the ********** ***** **** ** ****** is ********* *******.

Frank ***** ** ********

**** ****** *** ******* ***** *** we ******** ** ********.

Outlook - ********** ***** ******** *** ****** ** ***** ****** ****

****** **** ********** ******** *** ****** atypical ********** *********** ***** ***, ***** North ******* *** ** ************ *** greatest ******* ***** ***. ************, ********* have ******** **** ****** ********** *** the ********** ***** ** **** (* legal ****) *** *** ****** ***** litigating ** ** ********. ********, *****'* Founder **. ** *** *** ******** with ******* **********, **** ******** *** company's*** ** ******* **,************ *** *******'* ********** ************* ******* **** *******.

** *** ***** ****, ******* *** of ****, ***** ***** ******* *** done ************* **** *********** ** ************ on ******** ****** ****. ***** *** ***** ******* *** be * **** *** ** *************, so **** ** ***** ***** ******* can **** ****** ***** ** ***** cameras, **** *** ****-********** *** ***.

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U
Undisclosed #1
Jun 03, 2020

******* **** ** *** ** *** surprising, ***** ***** ***'* **** ******** problems *** *************.

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U
Undisclosed #2
Jun 03, 2020

***** ** ********** ** *** *** Dahua ***** **** ***** **** * mistake **** ****. **** **** ***** about ********* **** * ***** ** the ***** *****.

********* *** ******** ** *** ** team ******** **** *** ***** ***** legal **** *** **** **** *** advice **** ******* ** *** ******** counties. *** ******** ***** *** ** to ******* **** ** *** ****** stamping.

***** **** **** ********* **** ********* employees ** ***** *** ****** ** their ********* ***. **** ***** **** do **** **** *** **** ********* so **** ***** **** $***

**** **** *** *** ****** ** if *** **** ******* ** **** damage **** ****** *** **** *** people ** **** * **** ****** NDA ***** ***** ** ****** ********** to *** *** **** ****** ** Dahua.

* **** * *** **** ** say ******* * ********** ******* ***** here.

* ***** *** **** ***** ** could ** ** *** ****** ** to ***** ****** ** ********* *** had ******** **** *** ***** ***** team. **** *********, ******* ********* *** maybe **** ** ************

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U
Undisclosed #1
Jun 03, 2020

** *** ***** ***** *** ********* on ***** ********* *** ********** **** is ***** $*** ** ***** ** keep *** *****?

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U
Undisclosed #3
Jun 03, 2020

**** *** ** ********* *****.

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U
Undisclosed #1
Jun 03, 2020

** ***** ******* *** ** * salary ** $***,*** *** ****, *** then ***** ** ****** ** **** expectations, **** ******* ** *** *** $680,000 *** *****?

***** ** *** ** ** ******, if **** **** ** *** **** major ****** ** *** ************, ** just ***** *** ** * ****** and **** *** ****** ** $***,***? They ***** **** ****** **, *** him $** ** *** ****** *** do *******, *** ***** ** *****. Plus, ** **** **** ** *** some ******** ****** ** *** *******, wouldn't ** ** ****** ** **** such * ****** ** **** ******* and ****** ***** *********** *** ********* to **** ******* *******?

"*********'* *****" ** *********** ***** ***'* operating *********.

* ** ********* ** *** * picture ** *****'* ****** ** *** side ** * *** **** * motto **** "* ***'* *** **** unless *** ***!".

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U
Undisclosed #6
Jun 04, 2020

"***'* *** *** **** ** **, glycerine".

U
Undisclosed #2
Jun 03, 2020

** ***** ********** **** ****** ***** Dahua ** ********* ****** ***** ******* and **********.

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John Honovich
Jun 03, 2020
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**** ****** ***** ***** ** ********* damage ***** ******* *** **********.

**** ** * ******* *** ******* /************ ***** ********** *** ***** ****** abuses ** *** **** **** ***** damage ***** **********.

*** *** **** * ****** ***** is **** ***** ***** ***** *** backdoor *** ***** ******* ***************. ** he **** **** ***** ****, * could *** **** ***** ** *****.

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U
Undisclosed #2
Jun 04, 2020

** ****,

***** ** * **** *** ********** between ***** ***** *** *** **** they ** ** ***** *** ***** found *** *** **** **** ** outside ** *****.

**** ******* ** *** ******* ******* of ****.

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U
Undisclosed #3
Jun 03, 2020

*** **** ** **** ** ***** bumbling *********** ****** ******* ***** *** are **** ******* ** $**** *** year ** **** ** ********* **’* staff, ** ***** ** *** ********* of ******** *** ********** *********, *** above *** ****** ** ************** **** product ** *** ****** *** ******* on *** ****** ** ** ******* the ****** ** *** **** ** the ******, *** ***** *** ***** itself ***** ** ** *****?

************, ** ********* **** ***** *****’* so ****** ** ***** ****** *********, they ***** ****** ******* *** *** tenth ** **** ****’** ****** *** likes ** ***** ***** ** *** Wang, *** *** *** ***** *** return. *** **** ******, **** ***** have ********** *** * ****** ****** of ******* ** ** *** **** of *** ******* ********* ****’** **** over *** ****** ** *** **** four *****.

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U
Undisclosed #4
Jun 03, 2020

****** ***** ** ***** ** ***** Legal *** ** **** **** ****** suck ** ******** *********.

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U
Undisclosed #1
Jun 03, 2020

**** ********* **** ******* *********.

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UD
Undisclosed Distributor #5
Jun 04, 2020

** **** ** * ********** ****** dahua & ******** **** ** ** the **** ** *** ***** * feel ** *** ****** ********* ** honest *****. *** **** **** *** total ****** $**** ******* ******* *** stated ****** **** ****** ** ******* instead ** ***** **** ** ******* installments ***** ** ** ******* ****.

**** **** ** **** * ***** Frank ***** ** ****** *** ****, however ** ** ****** ***** *****, I **** **.

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Brian Hampton
Jun 04, 2020
IPVMU Certified

******** *** **** ****** *** ********** their **** ** *******....

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Charles Rollet
Jun 04, 2020

**** ** ******* ***** ******** ******* ************ ***** *** ***** ** * private ******* ** ********** ***** ****** Soo ** ******** ** ** **** year. *** **** ** ****** * FLIR ******** ******* **** ** ***** for ***** $*,*** ***** **** **** to ***** ****, *** ***** ***** they **** ******* ** *** ************ after**** **** ***** ** *****.

******** **** ***** ****** ******* ** behalf ** *** ****** ** *** situation, ******** ***** ******* "**** ** excess ** $*,***,***". *******, ** *****'* know *** ***** ***** ****** ***, saying ** "******** **** ***** ******* are ** ******** **** ******* ** all ******* ** *************".

**** ****, ***** *** ********** * ****** ** ******* **** lawsuit,******* *** *****-** ** ***** ***** surveillance ******** ********:

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*** ******** ******** ** ********** ***** will ****** ******* ** ******* *** lawsuit ** **** **.

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Charles Rollet
Jun 16, 2021

******* ******: **** ******** ****** *** dismissed *** *** ****** ******* ***** and *****, **** ***** **********. ** was ********* "******* *********" ******* *** plaintiffs *** **-**** ** ***** *****.

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U
Undisclosed #2
Jun 04, 2020

* ***** *** **** **** ******** employees, ************ *** ********* **** **** or **** ***** ** *** ***** however *** ****** ****** ** ****** For ***** ** ** ********* **** then ******** ****** **** *** ****** requirement ** * ********* ***** *** being ******.

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U
Undisclosed #6
Jun 05, 2020

******** ****** ********* **** ******** **** ago.

******* *** **** **** *** **** on **** ****. *** *** ***** need * ***** **** **** ***....***** were ***** **** ***** ***.

**** ******* ********** ******* **** *** government *** **** ***** **** **** true *******.

***** ****. **** ***** ****. **** LOGIC...USE ** ***.

**** ** **** *** **** *** stop ******** ********* ** *** ******* INTERNET.

*** ** **** **?

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #7
Jun 05, 2020

* *** ** ***** **** ***** was ** ****** *** ** *** a ***** ***, *** * **** vision *** * ****. **** **** brought ** ******* ****, *** ***** company **** ** ****. *** ***** team *** *** ********** ***** ******** about ********* *** ** *** ** clue **** ** *** *****. ** all **** *** ** **** *****

******* ** **** ***** *** **** which ** **** *********, ***** ****** have **** ** **** *** **** cheap ** ** ***** ** *** USA ********. **** ***** *** *** to *** *** **. *** **** is * ****** ** * ****** and ** *** *** **** ***** because ***** **** **** ** *** doing. * *** *** **** **** made * ******* ** *** ******** but **** **** ***** *** *********** Dahua **. ****** *** *** *** American ****** ***** ***** **** ****** they **** ****** *****. * ** sure *** *** *** ** *** getting **** ****, *** ** ** getting *********....

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U
Undisclosed #8
Sep 22, 2021

***** **** ** **** ** *** about ****. **** ** ** *****:*****@*********.***

JH
John Honovich
Feb 19, 2021
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******:***************************************-**-****************.*

*** **** ** ***** ******* **** more **********, ***** ** ******* ******, conclusion:

*** ******** *****'* ***** ** ******* judgment ** *****'* ***** ** *******, its ****** ** ******* ******** ** favor ** ***** ** ********, *** Dahua's *****-****** ** *********. ** ****** for ******* *********** ********** **** **** opinion.

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Charles Rollet
Jun 16, 2021

****** - *** **** **** ** to ***** ** ********* **:

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U
Undisclosed #9
Sep 23, 2021
IPVMU Certified

*** **** "******'* **** **"

*** ***’* **** *****?

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