Burglarized Flower Shop Sues ADT
A Los Angeles-area flower shop owner is embroiled in litigation against ADT over a faulty alarm system that not only allegedly failed to activate during a burglary but also went off three times by mistake.
In this note, we examine the shop owner's claims, ADT's response, liability issues for security systems in general, and the status of the case.
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