I had a job in retail security years back...(fun job for the most part). The store I worked for had protocol for detaining that seemed like common sense (and we never had any lawsuits filed)...shoplifting had to be witnessed either on camera or in person (we had booths in each department with...
I had a similar situation (raining, accident, careless operation)....went to my court date, talked with the ADA before court and had it changed to faulty equipment.
MAH means Milliamp hours.....the higher the MAH number, the higher capacity. For Example, the TI batts at battery junction are 1400 MAH, but Duracells are listed at 1550. Some 123A cells are listed at 1250 down to 900, etc....