Inadequate or Negligent Security Leading to Attacks or Sexual Assaults

Many individuals suffer serious personal injury in attacks that result from the failure of the property owner to provide necessary security or protection, in private as well as public settings. These assaults and muggings may be due to poor lighting, faulty or malfunctioning locking or security mechanisms, or inappropriate or poorly trained personnel. These attacks can occur at hotels, motels, malls or shopping centers, office buildings, parking lots, condo or apartment buildings, cruise ships, bars, clubs, child care facilities, churches, temples, schools, colleges, universities, dorm rooms, hospital or medical facilities, restaurants and other potentially insecure premises. Because of inadequate security, people can be attacked, robbed, shot, killed, stabbed, assaulted, raped or molested.

Molestations are often preventable and foreseeable. Victims of molestation or sexual abuse, include those molested or touched inappropriately by an unknown assailant or those who are in close relation, such as a neighbor, coach, teacher, counselor, priest, rabbi, or daycare center staff or employee. Inadequate security, negligent supervision or failure to conduct background checks frequently contribute to the occurrence of molestation and inappropriate touch cases.

The owner of a store, shopping center or other property has a duty to protect guests from foreseeable criminal acts, such as a robbery, shooting, assault, purse snatching, vehicle break-ins, rape or other incidents. When an area has significant criminal activity, the owner of the establishment has a legal duty to provide security to protect its guests. In some cases, it is required that a security guard be provided to deter someone who may want to harm customers at the business. Other security measures may include cameras, warning signs, off-duty police officers, and improved lighting.

Contact the Kane Law Firm, P.A.

The family of lawyers at the Kane Law Firm, P.A. will work to protect your identity, security and confidentiality and avoid any public disclosure throughout litigation, while assuring that you receive a full measure of justice that will compel property owners to take appropriate steps to protect future visitors.

If you or a loved one has been a victim of an attack or assault due to negligent security, please call the Central Florida Personal Injury Attorneys at the Kane Law Firm, P.A. in Orlando, Florida at (407) 898-9130, submit a simple contact form on our website, or email us at Info@KaneInjury.com.

We offer a free initial consultation, and if we agree to take your case, we will work on a contingency basis. This means we will get paid for our services only if there is a monetary award or recovery of funds.