Tag: Lisle-Woodridge Fire District
Ruling in Illinois fire alarm monitoring case 'positive' for industry
August 15, 2012Tess Nacelewicz
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.—The latest decision in a lawsuit brought by ADT and other alarm companies over public entities taking over fire alarm monitoring in the state contains “a lot of positive things for the alarm industry,” according to the executive director of the Illinois Electronic Security Association (IESA).“I would sum it up by saying that this was a great step forward for licensed alarm contractors in the state as well as the fire services,” Kevin Lehan told...
Fire monitoring battle ongoing in Illinois
July 28, 2011Tess Nacelewicz
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.—A battle in this state over public entities taking control over fire alarm monitoring is still raging, despite a recent federal court ruling saying a public fire district had no legal right to invalidate contracts that ADT Security and other companies had with their customers and put itself solely in charge of commercial fire alarm monitoring.
In the July 20 decision, a judge in U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Illinois said that a state law establishing...
Court injunction favors ADT, other companies
December 9, 2010Tess Nacelewicz
LISLE, Ill.—Five security companies, including security giant ADT, recently won a positive court ruling on an issue that has been roiling the industry in this state—public entities taking control over fire alarm monitoring.
The alarm companies won a preliminary injunction order in a federal lawsuit they filed against an Illinois fire protection district that passed an ordinance putting itself solely in control of the monitoring of commercial fire alarms in the district.
The order, signed...