A New Orleans jury on Monday ordered Dell Inc. to pay $12.8 million in damages in connection with a lawsuit filed by two companies for the alleged dysfunctional crime camera surveillance system used by the city.
It will be recalled that the Active Solutions LLC and Southern Electronics Supply Inc. has filed for a $3.6 million lawsuit against the computer giant and former city technology chief Greg Meffert for allegedly tampering with their camera system.
But the jury has dismissed the claims prompting the plaintiff’s lawyer Gladstone Jones to seek for an appeal. Jones has accused the respondent and the city government of conspiracy, saying that they were robbed of the money that they should make out of the ruling.
“We are not happy with the ruling. They are conspiring against us. We did not get as much money we hoped we’ve make in this case,” he said.
Meanwhile, James Garner, also a lawyer of the plaintiff, said that they would review the case, adding that they would seek for an attorney’s fee that would push the damages imposed against Dell to over $20 million.
On the other hand, Dell counsel Phillip Wittmann said that they will have to study further the necessary action before they file for an appeal.
Based on the court documents, the complainants accused Meffert, the city government, and Dell of conspiracy to take charge of its surveillance system.
The companies said that their technology could be worth hundreds of million, if not billions of dollars.
But defense attorneys brushed off the claims, pointing that the two companies were “sore losers” in the competitive business environment. They lawyers said that the companies also over charged its customers, which led to its downfall.
The lawyers also said that they choose Dell to provide them the security cameras since it is more reliable and has deeper pocket needed in the installation of the system.
The system was installed in New Orleans in a bid to deter growing crime rates.
But it has failed to live up to the city government expectations after faulty mechanism and fraction sized setup can not compensate the actual cost of the project.
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