Suing For Negligent Security After Being the Victim of Assault

 Posted on February 04, 2020 in Premises Liability

Being assaulted is a nightmarish experience to endure. If you have been injured in a robbery or any other type of attack, you may be left with significant mental trauma and expensive medical bills. One way you may be able to receive compensation for these and other damages caused by the assault is through a premises liability lawsuit. If inadequate security was to blame for the assault, you may bring a civil claim against the property owner in addition to any civil claim or criminal charges you press against the attacker

Examples of Negligent Security

Property owners and managers have a legal obligation to keep properties reasonably safe for individuals who are invited onto the property. A property owner cannot guarantee the safety of everyone who enters his or her property, but the owner must appropriately address foreseeable risks. When a property owner does not fulfil this obligation and a visitor to the property is injured as a result, the owner may be liable for the damages caused by the injury. Examples of negligent security may include:

• A hotel owner fails to fix a broken lock on a room door
• A parking garage owner does not replace burnt out lightbulbs even though several patrons have been robbed in the garage at night
• The owner of a mall in a high crime area fails to hire enough security guards to adequately patrol the parking lot
• A landlord knows that a tenant is selling drugs out of his apartment but does nothing to stop it

Pursuing Compensation for Inadequate Security

Premises liability lawsuits may be brought against the owner or manager of a store, restaurant, bar, mall, hotel, apartment complex, parking garage, resort or other property. Victims of a shooting, assault, battery, rape, sexual assault, or other injury-causing attack may bring an injury claim against a property owner. If negligent security contributed to a fatal attack, the surviving family of the deceased person may bring a wrongful death lawsuit. The victim or victim’s family may be compensated for medical bills, lost income due to missed work, pain and suffering, mental anguish, and more.

Contact a Rockford Negligent Security Lawyer

If you or a loved were the victim of an attack, contact Mannarino & Brasfield, A Division of Schwartz Jambois, to learn more about your options for pursuing compensation, including a possible negligent security claim against the owner of the property on which you were attacked. Call our office today at 815-215-7561 and schedule a free, confidential consultation with a knowledgeable Winnebago County premises liability attorney.

Source:

https://courts.illinois.gov/CircuitCourt/CivilJuryInstructions/IL_IPI_Civil.pdf