Zwirn-Backed Lawsuit Against Carrier / UTC / GE Partially Survives
Carrier, GE Security, Interlogix, and UTC will continue to battle Jeffrey Zwirn's alarm system defect claims in court after a U.S. judge refused to grant the companies' request for a full dismissal of a proposed class action that relies on his findings.
In this note, we examine the 26-page ruling, the parts of the lawsuit that survived, what was thrown out, and the arguments considered.
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- "** *** ***** ** ***** *****" Alleges *** *********** / ***** *******
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Arguments **********
******* ** ** ***** *** ***** to ******* ******'* **** ******* ** had *** "********* *******" ***** ** misrepresentation. *** ****** ******* *** ********* organization ** ********* *** ****** ** issue, ** *** ********* *** ********.
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"******* *** ***** ****** *** ***** on ***** *********** ***********, **** ********* dismissal"
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** ****'* **** *** ***** **** wasn't *********. ***** ** ***** ****** survived *** ****** *** *** ***** rejected *** **********' *** ********* ** arguing *** **** *********.
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*** **** ** ***** ********* ******* cases **** ***'** ******* ******** * product ******** ***** ***** ********* *** not ******** *** ********* *******?
* ***'* ***** ** ** ******* that * **** **** **** ******** the ****** ** ******* ***** - which ********* ***** *** **** ** dumb ****.
*** *****'* ***** ********* **** ***** with *** ******* ************* ** **** case - ** ****** - ***** no *********** ** *** ******* *****.
* ******* ******** ***** ***** ********* for *** ******** *** ********* *******?
**** ** *** *********** ****, ** Zwirn ** *** *** *********. **** found **** ********* ***, ** ** opinion, ** ****** ** * ***** for *****'* ***********, ***** *** ******* the **** ***** ** *****.
***** **** ***** ** *** ****** who ********* ********** *** ******, *** he **** ****** ** ******* **** selling * ******* **** ********** ***** the ******, * ***** **** ******** more ********** **** ** **** ***** in *** *******.
******* *** ******* **** **** ********** are ******** ** ** ****** ** the ***** **** ********* ** *** plaintiff ** * ***, ******* ***** rulings **** ********** **** *** ****** much ******** *** **********. **** ***** scholars (******* **** **** *** ********** *** Review) ***** **** ******* ******** ********* actually **** ******* ****** *** **** leeway ** ******* ****** ** * MTD.
***** *** **** ******** ****** ** the ****** ***** *** ***** ************ that ******* ****** ******'* **** ******** standards *** ** ***** **** *** claims **** ******** ** "*******" *********. That ********* **.
*** ********* *** ******* ***** *********. ** **** *** *** ******* what *** *******.
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