Overview
Negligent Security Attorneys: Fighting for Safety
When you enter a property, you deserve to be safe from injury on the premises. Property owners are required to keep their property safe for anyone who comes onto it, and this potentially may require owners to provide sufficient security. If having inadequate security caused you, a family member or a loved one to become injured and sustain damages, the property owner may be held liable for the injuries that were sustained.
Negligence and security
Each state varies in its laws regarding premises liability, but in general, most states perform a balance test that can determine if there were adequate security measures when the incident occurred. If a property has inadequate or negligent security, serious crimes can happen, including assaults, physical attacks, sexual assaults, abductions, muggings and stabbings.
Negligence and negligent security on a property can include:
- Absence of security guards
- Failing to properly assess employees and visitors
- Failing to secure entryways
- Having negligent security guards on duty
- Inadequate lighting
- Not having security cameras
- Open gates or loading docks
Your negligent security claim
In premises liability cases involving negligent security, the plaintiff is required to prove that:
- The property owner did not protect people from injury
- The property owner was legally required to protect people from criminal activity
- The property owner knew or should have known the possibility that harm could occur
- The property owner had an opportunity to take safety precautions
Since there are many complexities surrounding premises liability and negligent security cases, it is important to consult with one of our experienced premises liability and negligent security lawyers to help you with your case. We offer a free case evaluation to review your claims.
Free consultation with Chicago-based negligent security lawyers
The premises liability and negligent security liability attorneys at Romanucci & Blandin have proven success in these types of cases. If you or a loved one has suffered injury or wrongful death, please contact our office at 312-458-1000 or click here for a free case evaluation. There is never a fee until you are compensated for your injuries at the end of the case.
Disclaimer: The content found on this page is not legal assistance and contacting the premises liability lawyers at Romanucci & Blandin’s law office for a free consultation regarding personal injury cases and negligent security claims does not constitute an attorney-client relationship.
