Dahua Sues Ex-North American President, Says Legal Typo
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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- ***** ******* $** ******* ***** ******* Fired
- *** * ****, **** *****
- ***** **** *****
- ********* ****** *********** ***********, ************
- "** *****'** **** ** *********" **** Zhang's ******
- ***** ****** ************* **** *********
- ***** ******** **** "***** ***** *** as * *************"
- ***** ******: *** **** "******'* **** It"
- ***** ***** ******* *** ****** ********** Sales, ****** *******
- ***** ***** ** ******** ********* ** NDAA, "***** ****** **********"
- ***** ******: $** ******* "********** ******** From *******"
- ***** ********* ** *****'* ******, ***** in ***** ** *****
- ***** *******, ********** ***** *** ***** $1.5m ***** ****
- ***** ***** ********* ** ****
Case **********
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** ******* ***** ***** ** *** time, ************** ******* *** *********** *** ********* ***, ***** ******** President ***** ****.
Dahua **** "*********'* *****"
*******, *** ****** **** ********* *********, which *** ****** ** *** ******* involved, ******** ***** ** "******* ********* payments" ** $***,*** *** ** ******, i.e. $**,***,*** ** *** ******** ******* below *****:
*****'* ******* **** **** *** * "scrivener's *****" (************ * ******, *****, ** ******):
Zhang ******* $** ******* ***** ******* *****
***** *** *** *********** ***** ********* millions ** ******* - *** *** first *** ******, ***** **** *** $42,500 *** ***** ** ********* ******* issue ($***,*** ******* ** **.)
*******, ** ******* **** ***** ******* to **** ***** **** *** ******* position. ***** ******* ***** * ***** $910,000 ********* *******.
*** *****'* ****** ********* ***** *** almost $** ******* ** **** ** possible, ****** *** ****** **** ********* agreement:
Not * ****, **** *****
*****'* ****** ***** **** *** ****** 2017 ********* ********* "**** *** ******* an ******* ************* ** ******** ***** of *** ****":
**** *****'* ******* ******* *** **** Zhang *** **** ********* *** **** lower ********* ******** *** **** ******, Zhang's ******* ********* **** "** ******** silent" ** ***** *** ** "********** the *********** ********* ****** ** ******** he ***" ** *****:
Dahua **** *****
***** *** *** **** ****, **** his ******* ** ******** ******* ***** he *** ******* ** "**********" *** accept * $* ******* ''**** *** payment" ** ******** *** *** ******** legal ****** ******* *****:
***** ******* *** ***-****** *** ***** action ** ***** ***** *************** ******** *****,***** ** ***** *** ***** *** severance *** ******, **** "****** ** implied ******** ** **** *****" *** to **** *** ******** ****** **** severance ******** ******* *************:
Documents ****** ***** **********
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Dahua ******** *****
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*****'* *** **** ********* ** ******* the ********* ********* *** **** ******** by *****'* ******* ******* *** * bilingual *******-******** ********:
"He *****'** **** ** *********" **** *****'* ******
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*****'* **** ********** ********* *** ******** as ******** *** ****** *** ** such **********. *** ****** **** ********* did ******* **** *******, ** ****** by *****'* ************** ***** ** *** *****:
Zhang ****** ************* **** *********
********* *** ********* ***** ** *** proceedings **** *****'* ***** **** ********* communications ******* ***** *** "*** ** Dahua's ***********" ********* ********* ***** ****** 2017, **** *** ******** ********* ********* was ******:
*******, *****'* *********** ** **** ***** may **** **** ************* **** *****'* rivals. ***** ************ ******** *** ********, but ********** ***** **** ** *** not ************ **** ********* ***** ****:
Whistleblower? ***** ******** **** "***** ***** *** ** * *************"
*** ******* ***** ******** *** ********* as ******** ***** ********* *****'* ********* as *********. ** *** ********, ***** considers *** *********** **** ***** "***** act ** * *************" ********* *** "vulnerabilities ** *** ******** ** **********":
**** ******* *** ****** ** *****'* lawyer ******** ****, *** **** ** in * **** **** ********* ******* as ******** **** ***** *** "*********" of * *********** ***** ******* *** firm, ***** *** *****-******* ****** *********:
**** ***** *** **** *** ******** of ***** ***** * ************* ** what ******** "***************" ***** *** ********* to.
Zhang's *********** *** **** "******'* **** **"
*** ******* **** *****'* *********** *** ********* and ******* ** *** **** ** Dahua ***. ** **** ****, *****'* lawyer ******* **** "*******" ***** ** hire ***** ******* **** "******'* **** it":
***** ** ** **** ******** ***** this ***** ** *** ***** *******. We ***** **** *** ***** ***** it *** ******** ** ********. **** Wang "******'* **** **" ** ******** in ****'* ************ **** *****, ******, Wang ** *** **** ** ****** of ***** ***** *******.
Dahua's ***** ******* *** ****** ********** ***** *******
***** ********* ***** *** ***** ********* figures *** "**** ***** ******* *** Global ********** ***** ******** ********".
*** ******* **** **** **** ******* generated $*** ******* ** ***** *** Dahua ** **** **** ******* ** $78 *******, *.*. * ***** ****** margin ** **%:
**** ******** ***** ******* ******* *** smaller ******* ******** *** ************ *****(*.*., *********), *** **** ** *****'* business, ************ ** *** ****.
Zhang ***** **** ** ***** ********
***** **** ****** **** ** *** led ** $* ******* "****** ** licensing *********" **** ********, ****** ***** ***********, *** *** *** "****** ********** of ******* ******** ******", ** *********** way ** ******** ******** ************ ******** ****** ***** ********* ***** ******:
Dahua ***** ** ******** ********* ** ****, "***** ****** **********"
** ********* ****, ** **** ** the ***** ***********, *****'* *** **** asked ***** ** ******** "*** ********* containing **************" ******* ***** *** ***** "third *******" ********* *** ****, ***** had ****** ******* *** ** ****** ***** *******.
*****'* **** **** ***** ******* ***** had "******** **** ********** ******** ** the ************ ** ******* ******* ***/** other ***** ****** **********". * *** weeks *******,******* ** ******** ************** *** ********* ** ********** **** their******* ******** ************ *****.
***** ************ ******** ** ******** ***** documents, ********** **** **** **** "*** proportional" *** "**********":
$11 ******* "********** ******** **** *******" **** ***** ******
******** *****, *****'* ******, **** ** the **** **** ******* **** *****'* claims ** **** **** **** ****** $11 ******* **** "********** ******** **** reality":
Judge ********* ** *****'* ******
*** ***** *** ********* ** *****'* argument, **** ******** ***** ** ************* Judge *** ***** ******* ******* ** January **** *** *****-******* ****** ****** he ******* "******* *********":
***** ***** ** *** "********** ***** that ***** **** **** ********" ** pay $***,*** ***** *** **** *** "Senior ********* *******" ********** **** *** added ***** ***** *** ************ **** the *********:
***** **** ***** **** "***** ****** knew" **** ***** *** "****** * mistake" ** *** ********* ********* *** signed ******:
*udge ***** ** *****'* *****
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*** ***** **** ***** ******* ***** and *** ***** **** *****'* "****** of ******* ******** ** **** ***** and **** *******" *** ****** ** contract:
*******, *** ***** ******** *****'* ******* that ***** *** ***** ***** ****.
Dahua ******* ********** ***** *** ***** $*.** ***** ****
** ***** **** ***** ******** "**** to *** ****** **** ** [*** court] ******** ** ***** ***** *******" for *****'* ****** ** **** *****:
** * ******** **** ********, ***** Zobel ***** **** *****'* *** ****** to ****** ************* ** "************* $*.* million ** ********'* **** *** *****" directly ******* ** **** ****:
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*** ** ******* **,************ *** *******'* ********** ************* ******* **** *******.
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***** ** ********** ** *** *** 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 **** ** ************
** *** ***** ***** *** ********* on ***** ********* *** ********** **** is ***** $*** ** ***** ** keep *** *****?
** ***** ******* *** ** * salary ** $***,*** *** ****, *** then ***** ** ****** ** **** expectations, **** ******* ** *** *** $680,000 *** *****?
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"*********'* *****" ** *********** ***** ***'* operating *********.
* ** ********* ** *** * picture ** *****'* ****** ** *** side ** * *** **** * motto **** "* ***'* *** **** unless *** ***!".
** ***** ********** **** ****** ***** Dahua ** ********* ****** ***** ******* and **********.
**** ****** ***** ***** ** ********* damage ***** ******* *** **********.
**** ** * ******* *** ******* /************ ***** ********** *** ***** ****** abuses ** *** **** **** ***** damage ***** **********.
*** *** **** * ****** ***** is **** ***** ***** ***** *** backdoor *** ***** ******* ***************. ** he **** **** ***** ****, * could *** **** ***** ** *****.
** ****,
***** ** * **** *** ********** between ***** ***** *** *** **** they ** ** ***** *** ***** found *** *** **** **** ** outside ** *****.
**** ******* ** *** ******* ******* of ****.
*** **** ** **** ** ***** bumbling *********** ****** ******* ***** *** are **** ******* ** $**** *** year ** **** ** ********* **’* staff, ** ***** ** *** ********* of ******** *** ********** *********, *** above *** ****** ** ************** **** product ** *** ****** *** ******* on *** ****** ** ** ******* the ****** ** *** **** ** the ******, *** ***** *** ***** itself ***** ** ** *****?
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****** ***** ** ***** ** ***** Legal *** ** **** **** ****** suck ** ******** *********.
** **** ** * ********** ****** dahua & ******** **** ** ** the **** ** *** ***** * feel ** *** ****** ********* ** honest *****. *** **** **** *** total ****** $**** ******* ******* *** stated ****** **** ****** ** ******* instead ** ***** **** ** ******* installments ***** ** ** ******* ****.
**** **** ** **** * ***** Frank ***** ** ****** *** ****, however ** ** ****** ***** *****, I **** **.
******** *** **** ****** *** ********** their **** ** *******....
**** ** ******* ***** ******** ******* ************ ***** *** ***** ** * private ******* ** ********** ***** ****** Soo ** ******** ** ** **** year. *** **** ** ****** * FLIR ******** ******* **** ** ***** for ***** $*,*** ***** **** **** to ***** ****, *** ***** ***** they **** ******* ** *** ************ after**** **** ***** ** *****.
******** **** ***** ****** ******* ** behalf ** *** ****** ** *** situation, ******** ***** ******* "**** ** excess ** $*,***,***". *******, ** *****'* know *** ***** ***** ****** ***, saying ** "******** **** ***** ******* are ** ******** **** ******* ** all ******* ** *************".
**** ****, ***** *** ********** * ****** ** ******* **** lawsuit,******* *** *****-** ** ***** ***** surveillance ******** ********:
*** ******** ******** ** ********** ***** will ****** ******* ** ******* *** lawsuit ** **** **.
******* ******: **** ******** ****** *** dismissed *** *** ****** ******* ***** and *****, **** ***** **********. ** was ********* "******* *********" ******* *** plaintiffs *** **-**** ** ***** *****.
* ***** *** **** **** ******** employees, ************ *** ********* **** **** or **** ***** ** *** ***** however *** ****** ****** ** ****** For ***** ** ** ********* **** then ******** ****** **** *** ****** requirement ** * ********* ***** *** being ******.
******** ****** ********* **** ******** **** ago.
******* *** **** **** *** **** on **** ****. *** *** ***** need * ***** **** **** ***....***** were ***** **** ***** ***.
**** ******* ********** ******* **** *** government *** **** ***** **** **** true *******.
***** ****. **** ***** ****. **** LOGIC...USE ** ***.
**** ** **** *** **** *** stop ******** ********* ** *** ******* INTERNET.
*** ** **** **?
* *** ** ***** **** ***** 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 *********....
***** **** ** **** ** *** about ****. **** ** ** *****:*****@*********.***
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*** **** ** ***** ******* **** more **********, ***** ** ******* ******, conclusion:
*** ******** *****'* ***** ** ******* judgment ** *****'* ***** ** *******, its ****** ** ******* ******** ** favor ** ***** ** ********, *** Dahua's *****-****** ** *********. ** ****** for ******* *********** ********** **** **** opinion.
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******* **** ** *** ** *** surprising, ***** ***** ***'* **** ******** problems *** *************.