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Tag: Negligent Security
The owner should have known about and prevented any danger
What duties do business owners have to light stairwells and parking garages?
Business owners need to light stairwells, parking garages, really every place that the Continue reading
Can I sue an apartment building owner for negligent security for a rape that occurred?
When you’re the victim of a crime in an apartment complex, there’s a really strong possibility that you can sue the apartment complex for the harm that you suffer. Why? Apartment complexes, whatever they said they were going to do for security, at a minimum, they have to do that.
Common example is: “Oh, this is a gated apartment complex community. We keep it safe because nobody can come in unless they live here and have a code to the gate.” Then, the apartment complex decides they’re going to leave the gate open all the time, for whatever reason. In that example, the apartment complex didn’t do what they said they were going to do. That’s not fair to the people who come to visit there and the people who’ve moved in there. If somebody’s a victim of a crime in an example like that, absolutely. You’re going to be able to sue that apartment complex.
How can a business owner provide a reasonably safe environment?
Business owners can provide a reasonably safe environment by making sure that Continue reading
How impaired must a defendant be for there to be a presumption under Florida law that the defendant was negligent?
How drunk does somebody have to be in order for Florida law to say, “Okay, at this Continue reading
Can I sue an apartment building owner for wrongful death over a killing that occurred in the apartment parking lot?
If somebody is killed by a criminal in an apartment building parking lot, yes, the family Continue reading
Can an injured bystander sue the owner of a bar for negligent security over a fight that occurs in the bar?
When a fight occurs in a bar, it’s just chaos because it’s an alcohol-related incident. Continue reading