Possibility of Public Schools Pursuing Class Action Lawsuit Against Evolv
While many law firms are investigating shareholder lawsuits against Evolv, a new report last week contends some public school Evolv customers are expressing interest in a class action lawsuit.
This report examines the feasibility and possible features of a class action suit by Evolv customers, Evolv's historical defense against customer complaints and the risk for Evolv.
For our broader analysis, see How SEC and FTC Investigations Could Fundamentally Change Evolv Analyzed
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** ***** ***** *********** ******** ****** **** *** ********* "often [*******] ***** *** ******* ** Evolv ******* ** ***** ***** ******** decisions."
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Customers *********
***** **** *****'* ***-**** ************ ******, Evolv *** **** **** ********* ** how ***** ******* *** ********** *** the ************** ** *** ***-**** *********. For *******,***** *********** ****'* ********* ********** *******' ******* *******, **** **** *** *** ******* weapons *** ****** **** *** ********* are "********* * *********** ******* **** is ******** ** ***** ** ******* weapons (*** * *****’* *********** ********* and ******** *********)." ** *** ****** that ***** ****** ****** ********* *** not ******** ** ******* *******, ***** could ***** **** ** ** *** school's ****** ***** ** ***** *** operational *********, *** *****'*.
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*** *******, **** ********** ** *********:
NO ********* ** *****'* EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OR REPRESENTATIVES SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A WARRANTY BY EVOLV FOR ANY PURPOSE OR TO GIVE **** ** *** ********* ON THE PART OF EVOLV EXPRESS UNLESS SPECIFICALLY CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT
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******* ***** ** *** ******** *** ELIMINATE ** ***** ** ** ****, THE ********** ** *** ****** ** THREATS **** *** ******** *** ******** TO ******...*** **** ****** ** *** EXTENT *** ********** ** ****** ** THREATS *** ****** ** *** **********, RECKLESSNESS ** ******* ********* ** *****, ITS ********, *********, *********, ** ******,EVOLV ***** *** ** **** ****** *** *** ****** ** ***** ARISING FROM SUCH FAILURE (WHICH MAY INCLUDE WITHOUT LIMITATION, FAILURE TO DETECT THREATS, WHETHER DUE TO PRODUCT FAILURE, HUMAN ERROR, CUSTOMER’S OPERATING ENVIRONMENT, EXTERNAL FORCES OUTSIDE EVOLV’S CONTROL) OR FOR NON-PRODUCTIVE TIME OR PRODUCT DOWN TIME FOR ANY REASON [emphasis added]
*** ********* ** ********* **** ***** lists ** **********, ************, ** ******* misconduct:
****** *** ********** ** ****** ** THREATS *** ****** ** ***NEGLIGENCE, ************ ** ******* ********* [sic] BY EVOLV, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS [emphasis added]
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**** ***** ********* ************ ********* *********** (e.g.,*** ******** ****** **** **** ***** after ********** ***********), **** *** ** ********* ** get *** ** ***** *********. *******, for *******, * ** ****** ******* using ***** ***** * ******** ****** ** *********** ** *** ** a **% ****. *** ********* ** ******* ***** Evolv ***** ** **** ** * bargaining ****** ** *** *** ** the ********. *************, ***** ***** ****** to **** ********* ** ***** *********** at ******* ** ** **** ** mitigate ********* ******** *****.
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**, ***** ***** ******** **** ******** of ******* ******** ** ***** ****** lawsuits, * ******** *** ******* ***** would ** ************* *********, ********* ****** schools ***** **** ********* ** *********.
Implications ** * ***** ****** *** *****
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