ADT filed to dismiss a class-action lawsuit and claimed it had "no control" over its technician's actions, who pleaded guilty to hacking surveillance video 9,600+ times for "sexual gratification."
In this note, we examine the court filings, ADT's claims, the court's response, and whether ADT truly had 'no control' of what it described as an 'unforeseeable' event.
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*****, *** **** *********, at ***** **** ** these ***** ***** **** been ****** ***** *** all **** ****** ***********, correct? *** ** **** one *** ******, ** could **** ******* *** the ***** ***** ****** it ******* ***?
** *** *** ******** comment, ** ****** ** are ***** ** ******* as ** *** *** them *** ********* **** after **** **** ** they ********. ** **** your *********** ** *** offering ** ** ****** of ***?
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Comments (17)
Andrew Myers
****'** ***** **** *** negligence *** ***** ******** is **** **** **** no ******* **** **** their ********* **? ****... What **** ** *********'****** **** ***** **********? "Unforseeable" ******... *****. ** they *****'* ******** *****. THAT ** ******* **** NEGLIGENCE **, ***** ***.
*'* * ****** **** on **** **** ** the ***** ******: "* contract *** * ******** monitoring ******* **** ** itself ******** ** * contract *** '******* ** all.'" ** ** ****, I've ****** **** * distinction ******* ******** ******** and ***** ******** *** to *** ****** ********* skill **** *** ******* involved. *****, * ***** think **** **** ** a**************** ********** ******* **** is **************, ********* *** ******** is *** *** ******* because *** ****** ********* to ******* **********. ** this * *********** **** has ** ***** *****?
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Undisclosed Integrator #2
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Undisclosed Integrator #3
**** **** *********** **** properly ****** ***** *****, ADT *** * **** strong ******** **** ****** liability. **** ** **** even ** *** ***** of ********** ***, *** in *** ***** ** gross **********. ** *** that *** *** **** has ******* ** ** with *** ******** ** to ************* *** ******* of *********. *** ********* between *** ******** *** company ** ***** ** ADT ****** ****'* **** control **** ***** *********.
*** ******** *** ****** back ** ******** ********* to ******* ********* ****** accounts **** ** ****** their *******. *** *******, if ** ** ****** in *** ******** *** technicians ** *** ***** own ***** ******* ** set ** ******** *******, ADT *** * ******** argument **** ** ****** control (****, "********** ******* as ******* ** ******** norms."). ** *** ***** hand, ** ** ** standard *** ********* **** ADT ** ******* *********** advising *** ******** ** remove *** ***** ******* themselves *** ** ****** the ************** ******** ***** the ************ ** ******** (which ** **** * think ****** ** *** policy), **** ***** *** be ** ******** *** gross **********.
*** ***** ** **** lawsuit ** ** **** away *********** ******* *** not ******, ************* *** managing * ****** ****** that ******** ***** ** remove ***** ********* *** to ******* *** ******** instructions ** *** ** change *** ***** *********. While "*******" *** *** include ********, **********, ******** and ************* **** **** to ******* **** **** happening, ***** **** **** many *** ***** ** try ** ****** *********** of ********* **** ** those **** ** ***...**** if *** *** **** failed.
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Undisclosed Integrator #4
** **** ******** ** say ********* ** *** it ******** ** ** competent? ** *** *****, what **** **** ****?
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Undisclosed #5
***** ** *** **** of *** *** ***** seemingly ******** **** ** auditing *********, * ***** imagine ***** *** ** be **** **** **** this *** ****.
*** * ** ******** that *** ******** ******* databases *** **** ***** accounts ******** ** **** probably**** ********* **** **** ****** with **** ******* - and *** **** **** how **** **** *****.
** *** ***** ** true *** *** ***** of ******, **** ***** they ******** ** **** that ****?
***** ** ** *** that **** **** **** publicly ****** ***** *****.... so ** **** ******* discharge *** ****** **** find *** *** **** kind ** ****** ******** to *** **** *** promise *** ** ********* to **** **** *****?
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Undisclosed End User #6
(*********** *** **** *******)
'* ******** *** * security ********** ******* **** is ****** ******** ** a ******** *** "******* at ***." '
*** *** ******* ****** out ** ** *****-******* attention **** ***** *** have ******** ** *** absence ** *** ********. Who ***** ***** *** those ****** ***** **, today? "******* ** ***," indeed!
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John Honovich
*** ************ ************ ** **** ******* *** ****** ** ADT's ****** ** *******:
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Undisclosed Integrator #3
***** ** *** ***********'* comments ** ******** ****, the **** ****** **** can ** ******* ** the ********** ** ****** of ******** *** ********* hiring/supervision. ****, ***** ** ADT's ********** ** ********* clauses ** ***** ********, which **** **** ** in *** ******** ** cases ** ***** ********** brought ********* ******.
*** **** **** *** quotes **** *** *****'* comments ** *** ******* judgement ****** ** ****, the ******** *********** ******* an ********* **** *** security ********** ******** ***** be ****** **** ********* by ***'* *********. ***** the ***** ****** **** the ********* ****** **** "A ******** *** * security ********** ******* **** is ****** ******** ** a ******** *** "******* at ***," **** ** a ****** *** *** jury (** ***** ** a ***** *****). ****, the ********* *** ******** to ****** ** **** conclusion. ********* *******
- *** ****** ****** isn't * "******** ******" in *** **** ****** as ** ***** ******.
- *** ******** ** the ****** ** ***** of ********* ******** **** was ********* ** ****** to ** *** ******** and **** *** ******** did *** ******* *** assurances ******* ***** ********...*** it ****** *** ******** disclaimers ** **** ******.
- *** *********** ****** the ******** ***** ** defeated ** ******** ***********.
** ******** ** **** seems, ***** ***'* **** success ** *** ********* decision *** ***** *** substantial ******** ** *** Plaintiff. ***, ***** *** reasons **** *** *** seek ** ****** *** matter ****** ********* ** complete. ** **** **** civil *******, **** **** likely ** ******** ****** trial.
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