All Articles Tagged Savant V Crestron

Julie Jacobson | 12/21 09:07 AM, 0 Comments

What got custom electronics professionals really riled this year? What were some of the most biggest and most controversial stories in the home-technology industry in 2011? CE Pro has compiled a list of those stories, including comments from our readers (in blue; edited for clarity, grammar and length). It used to be that the economy was the biggest home-technology story of the year, but not for 2011. This year, we believe CE pros had the most to say, fear, rejoice and otherwise emote about these 8 Biggest CE Stories of… View this story

Sean Patrick Suiter | 08/09 07:24 AM, 13 Comments

You want your employees to put forth their best efforts at work, and your clients expect your best efforts on their integration projects. But what does it mean when a vendor demands your “best efforts” to sell their products? “Best efforts” is a contractual term that has been thrust into the spotlight by recent litigation. In Crestron v. Cyber Sound and Security, home automation manufacturer Crestron sued integrator Cyber Sound for, among other things, the dealer’s failure to apply its “best efforts” to market and sell Crestron products as specified… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 07/20 07:26 AM, 8 Comments

Home automation vendors Crestron and Savant Systems are already doing battle in the courts; now they’ll do battle in the field, starting in Scottsdale, Ariz., where a former Crestron dealer recently built an elaborate facility to showcase its new partner Savant. Crestron sued that dealer, Cyber Sound & Security, as well as Savant, after Savant sued Crestron for alleged antitrust violations. Today Crestron announced it has hired two former Phoenix-area dealers to build and run a Crestron design center in Scottsdale, and perform outreach to the design community. The two… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 06/21 11:14 AM, 7 Comments

Turnabout is fair play – and quite common – in the legal world. Indeed, Crestron is lashing back at Savant Systems, which sued the home automation giant last year for alleged antitrust violations and other illegal conduct. Crestron filed a counterclaim last week, seeking treble damages against Savant for its alleged “publicity stunt” in filing a lawsuit in the first place. CE Pro has examined the documents in this latest filing. As it noted in an earlier response to Savant, Crestron reiterates that it must not be engaged in illegal… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 06/21 11:09 AM, 85 Comments

Crestron Electronics has filed a lawsuit against Cyber Sound & Security LLC, a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based integrator that used to be one of Crestron’s biggest home automation dealers. The suit was filed on June 16 in the U.S. District Court of New Jersey, just as Crestron was filing a countersuit against competitor Savant Systems. The whole ordeal began when Savant sued Crestron last September for alleged antitrust and other violations. Crestron fired back last week with its own counterclaims, alleging that Savant interfered with contracts between Crestron and its business partners,… View this story

CE Pro Editors | 06/17 06:55 AM, 23 Comments

Crestron Electronics fired the latest salvo in its legal wranglings with Savant Systems, filing a countersuit today that charges Savant with "tortious interference with contract, tortious interference with prospective business relationship, and unfair and deceptive trade practices." Savant started the home automation battle on the eve of CEDIA Expo 2010, charging Crestron with antitrust violations and other unfair conduct. Crestron issued this press release today: Crestron Files Countersuit Against Savant Systems Crestron Responds and Files Counterclaims Against Savant Systems Rockleigh, NJ, June 17, 2011 – Crestron filed counterclaims today against… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 06/03 07:42 AM, 0 Comments

The lawsuit between Savant Systems LLC and Crestron continues to discovery, after the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts denied Crestron's motion to dismiss the case. CE Pro has reviewed some of the legal documents pertaining to the case, as highlighted in a separate article. Several of those documents are posted here, or they can be obtained for a fee through Pacer.com. Savant alleges that Crestron engages in “a pattern of anticompetitive, unfair and deceptive practices designed to thwart competition from Savant and others on the merits,… View this story

CE Pro Editors | 05/26 06:56 AM, 47 Comments

Crestron has tried twice to dismiss an antitrust claim against the company by home automation rival Savant Systems LLC. But the second call for a summary judgment was denied on May 19 by Judge Edward F. Harrington of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. [Update: Court documents indicate that Crestron's first motion to dismiss was withdrawn after Savant amended its complaint.] In his ruling, however, the judge left open the possibility that Crestron could file yet another motion for summary judgment at the close of discovery.… View this story

CE Pro Editors | 09/25 03:36 AM, 18 Comments

Savant filed a lawsuit against Crestron this week in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The filing, downloaded from Pacer.com, is excerpted below. In essence, Savant accuses Crestron of violating the Sherman act and other laws concerning anticompetitive practices. Allegedly, Crestron explicitly and implicitly keeps its dealers from carrying the competitive Savant lines, and also makes false claims about Savant, its personnel and its products. Savant is seeking a jury trial and unspecified damages. Among Savant's claims and assumptions: Savant estimates that U.S. revenues for automation systems… View this story

Jason Knott | 09/22 08:59 PM, 106 Comments

On the eve of the CEDIA Expo, Savant Systems LLC of Osterville, Mass. announced it has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts against Crestron Electronics Inc. of Rockleigh, N.J. The complaint charges Crestron with violations of antitrust laws, including the Sherman and Clayton Acts, as well as violations of the Lanham Act and state unfair competition laws. Savant’s complaint alleges that Crestron has unlawfully sought to exclude Savant from the network of dealers who purchase programmable controllers for residential and commercial automation, particularly… View this story