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Prison Beatings Lawsuit Will Move Forward
Banner Written by Blake Hodge Friday, 15 November 2013 13:10 RALEIGH –A federal judge wants to hear more about allegations inmates were severely beaten by guards at North Carolina’s Central Prison. Eight inmates filed suit alleging guards at the prison would take the handcuffed prisoners out of sight of security cameras and beat them. Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Terrence Boyle ordered that the case will go forward, after the state had asked the case be dismissed. Lawyers for North Carolina Prisoner Legal Services will now have access to state records and be allowed to conduct interviews with prison staff in preparation for the upcoming trial. One lawyer, Elizabeth Simpson, says, “What he said, is that we have presented enough that we should be able to get discovery and we should be able to have a chance to prove our case. What the state wanted to do was to shut it down. And Judge Boyle said no, let’s go forward, let’s find out what happened.” The lawsuit alleges officers beat inmates,resulting in inmate injuries that include broken bones, concussions, and a shattered hip. Last Updated on Friday, 15 November 2013 13:17 Banner Banner
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Vivotek And ImmerVision Sign New Agreement On Using Panomorph Optics: Settle Lawsuit
MONTREAL – Wednesday, November 6th 2013 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)– ImmerVision, the inventor of the 360-degree panomorph lens and worldwide expert in immersive optical technology, announced today that it has signed an agreement with Vivotek, a Taiwanese camera manufacturer, to officially settle a recent legal dispute. This signed agreement confirms that Vivotek will adopt the Immervision Enables 360-degree video standard in the development of future 360-degree video products. These new panomorph cameras from Vivotek will be duly certified ImmerVision Enables so customers will benefit from the standard’s leading performance which provides undistorted, blind-spot-free views, heighten situational awareness and the ability to simply pair cameras with a growing list of compatible and certified video management systems. “We understand that ImmerVision Enables panomorph lenses offer superior 360-degree technology compared to other options like fisheye, and so we are pleased to leverage ImmerVision’s leading standard to develop new cutting-edge 360-degree devices,” said Steve Ma, Executive Vice President at Vivotek. “We are very happy to have signed an agreement with Vivotek. The company shows tremendous respect for an organization’s intellectual property,” said Alessandro Gasparini, CCO at ImmerVision. “We look forward to a promising collaboration on more panomorph opportunities.” About ImmerVision Leading innovation in 360-degree panoramic imaging, ImmerVision licenses its patented panomorph optical and software technology to global lens producers, product manufacturers and software developers. Panomorph lenses are the only ones that can be adapted to any camera, any sensor, and any consumer, commercial and government market. ImmerVision Enables is the recognized standard for […]
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Digital Ally Files Suit To Halt Threats Of Alleged Patent Infringement By Utility Associates
LENEXA, KS, Oct 28, 2013 (Marketwired via COMTEX) — Digital Ally, Inc. /quotes/zigman/11592504 /quotes/nls/dgly DGLY +6.71% , which develops, manufactures and markets advanced video surveillance products for law enforcement, homeland security and commercial applications, today announced that it has filed a lawsuit to eliminate threats by Utility Associates, Inc. (“Utility”) of alleged patent infringement regarding U.S. Patent No. 6,831,556 (the ‘556 patent). Utility has recently mailed letters to current and prospective purchasers of Digital Ally’s mobile video surveillance systems threatening that the use of such systems purchased from third parties not licensed to the ‘556 patent would create liability for patent infringement. Digital Ally rejects Utility’s assertion and will vigorously defend the right of end-users to purchase such systems from providers other than Utility. On October 25, 2013, Digital Ally filed a Complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas, seeking a declaration that Digital Ally’s advanced mobile video surveillance systems do not infringe any claim of the ‘556 patent. In addition, Digital Ally will be taking steps to invalidate the ‘556 patent through appropriate procedures at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. “Digital Ally welcomes fair competition in the marketplace and will vigorously defend its right to compete, as well as the right of current and prospective customers to purchase its products, without facing threats of alleged patent infringement,” stated a Digital Ally spokesperson. “Digital Ally believes that these rights will be vindicated in the aforementioned proceedings.” About Digital Ally, Inc. Digital Ally, […]
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Ohio Attorney General DeWine Says Home Security Seller Misled Consumers
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a lawsuit charging Utah-based Vision Security LLC with misleading Ohio consumers and failing to honor their cancellation requests. ?This business came to consumers? homes and pressured them into buying security systems,? Attorney General DeWine said. ?Representatives misrepresented the costs and sometimes lied about the company?s identity. We are […]