KEN KIRSCHENBAUM, ESQ
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Comment on will ADT be liable for peeping Tom
February 18, 2021
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Comment on will ADT be liable for peeping Tom from article on February 12, 2021
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Ken
          ADT moved to dismiss the Doty class action lawsuit and the court granted in part and denied in part.
          Below are excerpts of the Court's rationale on the claims:
          “She contends, in essence, that the contract  necessarily implies an agreement that the security monitoring services would be secure from intrusion by ADT’s employees. The Court agrees. A contract for a security monitoring service that is itself unsecure is a contract for “nothing at all.”
          In that ADT endeavored to provide Plaintiff with a security system to prevent intrusion, the Court concludes that ADT has a duty under Texas law to reasonably protect Plaintiff from invasions of privacy through unauthorized access of that system and that Plaintiff may recover damages for mental anguish caused by a breach of that duty, even in the absence of physical damages.
          Plaintiff having alleged legally recognized torts and damages committed by Aviles while accessing ADT’s equipment, the Court concludes that Plaintiff has stated a claim for negligent hiring/supervision
          ADT did not commit an intrusion on Plaintiff’s privacy. Accordingly, Defendant’s motion to dismiss the Intrusion Upon Seclusion claim will be granted
ADT argues that Texas law does not allow vicarious liability to attach under the facts alleged in Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint. The Court agrees.
          Plaintiff may not seek to hold ADT vicariously liable for any intentional torts that may have been committed by Aviles.
          Aviles’ unauthorized access of Plaintiff’s security system was not in the course and scope of his employment, as discussed at length above. Accordingly, Count V of the First Amended Complaint will be dismissed
John Honovich
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Response
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          ADT is in a tough spot on this one, and I as I mentioned in my article on February 12, 2021, the cost of defending this potential class action is staggering.  You can read the decision on K&K’s website under Leading Cases; its published under Florida and Texas cases:  https://www.kirschenbaumesq.com/page/alarm-law-issues
          ADT essentially lost its motion to dismiss, prevailing on only a few issues where the Plaintiff went out on a limb. Plaintiff has enough causes of action to pursue and it will be interesting to see how this plays out. No predictions on this one.
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Ken Kirschenbaum,Esq
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