Flock Sued For Negligence in Camera Manufacturing Fire
Flock is being sued for negligence by an insurance company for a manufacturer of Flock's own products.
This report examines the allegations in the complaint, what they reveal about Flock’s relationship with its manufacturer, and Flock's response.
Executive *******:
*** ******* ******* *****, ********* ** supply ***** ******, ** *********** ********* refurbished *******-*** ******* *** ******* **********, which **** ************ *** *********. *** of *** *********** ********* ******* * fire ** *** **, ****, ** the ******** **** ** *** *******, causing **** **** $***,*** ***** ** damage,********* ** *** *********.
******* ********* *******, ** ******* ******* **** *************, ***** *** ******* ******* ***** and ******* ******** ******** ******* *** **** ** *** damages **** *** ****. ***** *** concept ** ***********, ********* ********* *** permitted ** ****** *** ***** ****** of ***** ******* ** ****** ****** from *********** *******.
* ********* *** ***** ******** ** comment ** *** *******.
Background *****
*******-***** ***** ** *** ******* ** substantial *********** **** *** ******* *** of *** *** ******* *** ********* by *** ***********.
***** ********* ******, **** ** *** American ***** ********* ***** *** ********** Frontier **********, ***** **** ******** **** are ****** ** ******* *********** **** privacy ********** *** ******** ******* *** detentions ********* **** ****** ** ****** in ***** *** *******.
*** ******* *** **** **** ***** in** ************* ** ******** **** ********* ******* ******* ******* in *******, ***** ********, ********, *** Texas, "*******[***] ***** **** ******** ** guarantee ****** ******."
*** ****:
- ***** ******** ** ****** ************* ******** Illegal ********** *** *********** *****
- **** **** **** ******** ********* ***** LPR ******-***** *****
- ***** **** ** *** ******** **** LPR "*** ****" *****
- *** ***** ** ******** *** ********** (Flock *** ********) ********
Background **** **** / ***** ***********
** ****, * **** ****** **** issue, **** **** ******** * ***** emphasizing *** *********** **** *****, **** Flock's *** ******** *** ************, ****** "they ****** ****** ******* **** **** West" *** **** "**'** **** * dramatic ****** ** *** ******* ******* quality **** **** ** **** ***** it ** *****":
* ***** **** **** ***** ******* Flock *** ***** ***** ********* ** the **** **** ********:
2022 ******* ****
**** **** ************* *** ******** * factory ** ***********, ***** ********, ***** it ********* ***** *******,********* ** *** ********* ***** ** The ******* ********* *******.
***** *** ******** **** **** ** use *******-*** ********* **** ***** ******.
*******, **** ***** *********** ****** ***** disruptions **** ******** ********** ** *** batteries, ** ******** *** ************ ** use *********** *********, *** ******* *******. Refurbished ******* ********** **** **** ********* and ************ **** *** ******* ******* a **** ** *** **, ****, that ****** ** ***** $***,*** ** damages, ********* ** *** *********.
*******, * ********** ** *********, **** accused *** ** ********** ** *** suit *** ******* **** **** ** covered *** **** *** *** ****** to *** *******. ***** * ******* known ** ***********, ** *** *** responsible ******* ** ******* **** ** paid *** ** ******.
********* ** *** *********:
** ** ***** *** **, ****a **** ********** ****** * *** ******* ***** *** ******* ** * ******** ***** within the assembly area of the East West facility. The fire spread to cause fire, ***** *** **** ****** throughout the facility causing damage to East West’s business personal property and business interests. The fire and resultant damage were caused by a ****** ** *** *** ********* ************, ********, ***********, ********, ****, *** ******** ** **********. [Emphasis added.]
No ******* **** *****
***** *** ********* **** *** **** tense ********* *****’* ************ **** *** manufacturer, ** **** *** ************ ***** whether *** ********* **** ***** ***** partnership. *** *******-***** **** **** ************* did *** ***** ** * ******* for *******. * ********* *** ***** declined ** ******* ** *** ******* and ****** *** ********* ***** ******* it ** ********** ** ** ******** with ****** **** **** ** *** battery *****.
Claims ******* *****
*** ******* ******* *** ****** ** negligence — *** ******* ***** *** one ******* ***. *** ********* ******* seeks ** ***** $***,*** ** ******* and *********** ********.
*** ******* ******* **** ***** “*** a **** ** ******** ********** **** in *** ***********, *********, *** ********* of *******-*** ********* *** ******* ******** to **** **** ********** **** *** assembly *** ******* ** ***** ******** cameras.”
***** **** *** * “***-********* **** to ****** **** *** ***********, *********, and ********* ** *** *** ********* and ******** *** ********* **** ********** care *** ** * **** *** workmanlike ******,” *** ******* *******.
*** *******’* “**********, ************, *** ********* omissions” ********* ********* ** *** *********:
Claims ******* ***
*********, *** ******* ******** **** *** had "* **** ** *** ********** care ** *** ******, ***********, *** distribution ** *** ************** ******** ******* any *********** ********* *******."
*** *** ******* ******* **:
Flock’s ******** *************
******** ** ****** ********* **** ********* information ******* ***** *** ********* ** do ******** **** **** ****, ** is ********** ** ****** **** *** companies’ ************ *** ************ *** ** the **** *** ********** ******** ** the *******. ******** ******** ********* ****** to ***** ****** ****** ******** ** court *** *** **** ********* ************ settlements ******* ** ****** ********* ******.
*** **** **** **** **** ***** an ********* ***** *** *** ********* company *** ***** ****** *** ***** attempting ** ******* *** ******* **** Flock ****** ****** **** ******** ***** is ********* ** **** ************** *** the ******—******** **** ** **** ***** case **** ********** ****** ******** ** Flock.
*********** **** ***** **** ********* *********** batteries ** ******** ****** ***** ******, if ****, ***** ******* ******** **** the ******* *** ** ******** ** attempting ** **** ******** **** *** market ** ******* ** ********. ***** refurbished ********* *** ******* **** ***** in ********* ***** *** ******* **** been *********.
** ** **** *** ******* *** made, ********* *** ******** ** ***** to *** ***** ** ** **, we **** ****** **** ****** ***********.