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Negligent Security |
| A business owner
has a duty to provide a safe place for its employees
to work and its customers to visit. Since
perpetrators of violent crimes are often not caught
and are usually judgment proof, the victims will
occasionally turn to the property owner for
compensations for their injuries. A recent study of premise security liability throughout the United States found that the main targets of these lawsuits were residential apartment building owners and hotel and motel owners. A landowner's duty may arise when the criminal conduct of a third party is the foreseeable result of a landowner's negligence. When criminal conduct of a third party is foreseeable, the landowner has a duty to prevent injuries to invitees if it reasonably appears or should appear to them that other innocent persons may be injured on the property. If a business is in a high crime area the landowner may be required to take special safety measures such as hiring security personnel or installing security systems. Failure to do so may result in liability. If you or a loved one has suffered an injury as a result of negligent security, call Law Office of James C. DeZao at 1-800-675-2604 . The initial consultation is free of charge, and if we agree to handle your case, we will work on a contingency fee basis, which means we get paid for our services only if there is a monetary recovery of funds. In many cases a lawsuit must be filed before an applicable expiration date, known as a statute of limitations. Therefore, please call right away to ensure that you do not waive your right to possible compensation. |
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