The Purchase and New Jersey Offices secured a dismissal on the pleadings for our client, an electronics manufacturer. A homeowner alleged that a retailer sold him a home automation system that was incompatible with his home. The homeowner alleged that the retailer was an agent of our client and that our client negligently failed to educate the retailer. Although our client's website listed the retailer as an outlet for our client's products, we satisfied the court that our client made no representations as to the retailer's judgment and that our client had no general duty to educate every retailer of its products.
