In a recent case decided by the United States District court of the Northern District of Illinois, the defendant alarm company’s motion to dismiss was denied. The facts of the case indicated that the plaintiff stored merchandise in a warehouse. The alarm company had a contract with the owner of the warehouse, under which it provided and monitored the warehouse’s security system. The alarm company was given access to the warehouse to assess and document security vulnerabilities, with the understanding that the resulting information was confidential and was to be securely maintained. The alarm company performed its assessment and prepared diagrams and descriptions of the warehouse that revealed security vulnerabilities.
Burglars broke into the warehouse and stole merchandise. They did so by cutting through the roof at a location that was not monitored and bypassed the security system. The plaintiff filed its lawsuit for negligence, alleging that the alarm company negligently maintained the information allowing it to fall into the hands of burglars, and further alleging that the information had been compromised and that the defendant failed to warn the warehouse company or its tenants and failed to increase security.
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