Sublethal Camera Gun Examined
Sublethal is a South African company that manufactures a remotely-controlled, camera-enabled gun called the Boomslang, which is Afrikaans for tree...
By John Honovich - almost 6 years ago
Lawsuits (478)
Displaying 'Lawsuits' tags 351 - 375 of 478 in total
ADT Wins Fire Death Suit But Faces Appeal
ADT/Protection 1 has won a wrongful death court case in which it was sued by the estate of a deceased customer. However, the attorney for the...
By Dan Gelinas - almost 6 years ago
Former Manufacturer Axcess Sues Avigilon, Genetec, Others for Patent Infringement
Axcess International, Inc. has sued Avigilon, Genetec and ACTi, among others for patent infringement. Who are they and what are their complaints...
By Dan Gelinas - almost 6 years ago
Mysterious Patent Troll 'Secure Cam' Targets Industry, Sues Hanwha, Hikvison, JCI, Panasonic, More
A company named "Secure Cam," who is actively hiding their ownership, has acquired a slew of video patents and is systematically suing video...
By Dan Gelinas - almost 6 years ago
Central Stations Face Off Against NFPA On Fire Monitoring
Central stations are facing off against the NFPA over what they call anti-competitive language in NFPA 72, the standard [link no longer available]...
By Dan Gelinas - about 6 years ago
Ascent / MONI Faces Lender Lawsuit and Debt Crisis
ASCMA, aka Ascent, aka Brinks Home Security, aka MONI, aka Monitronics is being sued by a group of their lenders who allege: As of June 30,...
By Dan Gelinas - about 6 years ago
Trump Administration Considers Sanctions Against Dahua and Hikvision
The Trump administration is considering sanctions against Dahua and Hikvision for their involvement in human rights abuses against minorities...
By John Honovich - about 6 years ago
JCI / Napco Integration Battle
JCI and Napco are firing salvos at each other over integration issues which both sides blame on the other. The bigger problem is that central...
By Dan Gelinas - about 6 years ago
SimpliSafe Violating California, Florida, and Texas Licensing Laws
IPVM has verified that DIY security system provider SimpliSafe, founded in 2006 and acquired in June of 2018 at a billion dollar valuation, is...
By Dan Gelinas - about 6 years ago
Nortek Sues SDS, Battle Over Unpaid Bill and Cancelled Lines
Nortek and SDS legal battle continues. As IPVM reported, SDS sued Nortek alleging bribery and antitrust violation. However, Wave fired back at SDS,...
By Dan Gelinas - about 6 years ago
Axis / Avigilon Legal Battle Rises
In what is shaping up to be high-powered, will-not-back-down battle, Axis and Avigilon are squaring off in multiple legal contests. In 2017, IPVM...
By IPVM Team - about 6 years ago
Dahua Ban Response: NOT Chinese Government Owned
Dahua has responded to the US Congress passing a US government ban on Dahua and Hikvision's products. While Dahua offered the now standard...
By John Honovich - about 6 years ago
Wave Retorts: SDS 'Desperate' And 'Defeated'
Distributor SDS has sued Nortek and distributor Wave Electronics alleging bribery, conspiracy, antitrust violations and violations of state laws...
By Dan Gelinas - about 6 years ago
US SAFETY Act Examined Amid Vegas Shooting Lawsuit
Creating an international controversy, MGM Resorts has sued shooting victims, despite or perhaps because the Las Vegas gunman used the MGM-owned...
By IPVM Team - about 6 years ago
Bribes Alleged, Nortek Sued For Antritrust Violation
A case of an unhappy distributor rival or did a manufacturer accept bribes? Nortek Security and Control has been sued by distributor Security...
By Dan Gelinas - about 6 years ago
Corruption Alleged Against Hikvision Procurement In India
Over the past month, allegations of corruption and national security risk have made the news in India over the planned purchase of 150,000...
By John Honovich - over 6 years ago
Arecont Files Ch.11, Agrees To Sell To Turnaround Specialist
The long-anticipated sale of Arecont Vision is finally happening. After raising $80 million in debt in 2014, a failed sale in 2017 and the...
By John Honovich - over 6 years ago
Hikvision RSM Professional Misconduct
A Hikvision RSM engaged in professional misconduct of a US State's licensing law, involving continuing education held at an ADI branch. In this...
By IPVM Team - over 6 years ago
Axis Wins, Arecont Cancels Multi-Imager Patent
16 months after Arecont publicly threatened Axis [link no longer available] and 7 months after Axis took Arecont to patent 'court', Axis has won,...
By John Honovich - over 6 years ago
Hikvision Removed From US Army Base, Congressional Hearing Called
Hikvision has been removed from a US Army Base and a US congressional committee is planning a hearing on cybersecurity risks and specifically,...
By IPVM Team - over 6 years ago
Axis Granted Review of Arecont Multi-Imager: 'More Likely Than Not' 'Unpatentable'
In 2016, Arecont publicly threatened Axis [link no longer available] with infringing on their multi-imager patent. In 2017, Axis responded by...
By Brian Karas - over 6 years ago
Law Breaking Longse Enters USA
Longse has established itself as world class, at least in spamming the industry, ripping off Milestone and Video Insight as well as Hikvision. But...
By Brian Karas - almost 7 years ago
Failed Arecont China Acquisition
Arecont cameras are not the only things that fail. Arecont spent months trying to be acquired by a Chinese manufacturer, only for the deal to...
By Brian Karas - almost 7 years ago
Avigilon / Canon New Lawsuits, No Settlement
In July, Canon sued Avigilon, a notably rare move amongst major players in the industry, including Canon's subsidiaries Axis and Milestone. At...
By Brian Karas - almost 7 years ago
Troubles At Arecont Vision
Arecont is facing big problems. But Arecont says the future is 'bright'. In this note, we share feedback from Arecont and from sources close to...
By John Honovich - almost 7 years ago
