A negligent security lawsuit is a type of case resulting from injuries sustained as a result of being assaulted while using a business or privately owned property.

To be successful in negligent security litigation, your attorney will need to prove that there was inadequate security on the property, which resulted in a failure to prevent foreseeable criminal attacks on the premises.

Individuals who have been beaten, sexually assaulted or killed while living in an apartment complex, staying at a hotel, or shopping at malls may have claims against the property owners and sub-contracted parties for negligent security.

If you have been injured in an assault while on someone's property, negligent security may have been involved. Property owners have an obligation to keep their property reasonably safe. When you are assaulted, you have a right to take action and seek justice.

At Ed Bernstein and Associates our assault and negiligent security lawyers are experienced at handling negligent security cases.

Below is an article from InjuryBoard.com about Negligent Security: 

13-Year-Old Killed At Apartment, Mother Settles Lawsuit

Posted by Eddie Farah

The mother of a 13-year-old Jacksonville girl, killed by a stray bullet fired within her apartment complex, has settled her lawsuit against the property owner.

Tina Williams filed the lawsuit against Hartwood Place Apartments in Jacksonville. She claimed if the apartments had better security her daughter, Shenice Holmes, would be alive today. Shenice was killed as she read a book on her bed. The shooter, 21-year-old Willie O. Tucker is serving a life sentence in her death.

The specifics of the settlement are confidential.

Over the past 15 years, appellate courts across the country have found that a landowner has a duty to provide adequate security when there is a history of criminal activity on or near the property.

In the case of Shenice, there had been a dozen violent crimes around and in the complex, including two cases where bullets were fired into apartments.

A failure to protect residents amounts to negligent security and it can be applied to any commercial property, whether an apartment complex, a rental car lot, an office building or storage unit.

An experience personal injury attorney, along with a security expert can determine if there was any foreseeable risk of danger, such as a history of similar crimes at the property, or crimes have occurred in the area.

For consumers considering renting an apartment, investigate whether areas of the commercial property - the entrances and exits, the lighting, the locking and security measures - are adequate to protect anyone from violent crime.

Anyone operating a commercial property is also obligated to perform criminal background checks on all employees with access to the property, to adequately screen new tenants, to have security procedures, and to warn anyone using the property about any problems or criminal activities on or near the property.

Obviously that didn't happen here and it resulted in the death of a beautiful young lady. We are sorry for your loss.

 

 

 

 

Edward M. Bernstein is the owner of Edward M. Bernstein & Associates, a law firm with offices in Las Vegas and Green Valley, Henderson. He has served as a Judge Pro Tem for the City of Las Vegas Municipal Court and for the City of North Las Vegas. He was the Democratic candidate for the United States Senate in 2000. He has been appointed by the Governor to serve as a hearing officer for the State of Nevada Personnel Advisory Commission as well as a hearing officer for the State of Nevada Department of Administration and the Nevada Board of Psychological Examiners. Las Vegas personal injury lawyer Ed Bernstein is one of the most experienced Las Vegas personal injury lawyer representing Las Vegas victims who need a Las Vegas personal injury lawyer or a Las Vegas car accident lawyer. If you've been hurt, you want a car crash attorney who understands the type of injuries that result from serious car wrecks. That's exactly what you'll get the from the law firm of Ed Bernstein & Associates. There are hundreds of accidents in Las Vegas annually and a car accident attorney in our Las Vegas injury law firm can help you recover damages and get compensated for injuries of all types. Our Las Vegas wrongful death lawyers handle injury lawsuits pertaining to medical malpractice cases. If you've been hurt by recalled drugs, a pharmacy error, dangerous antidepressants, or risky asthma drugs, where can you turn for help? You may have trusted a drug to help you feel better but now your health is worse. If you had a bad drug reaction, there's a good chance it may have happened to someone else too. Because there are time limits on filing a claim on a dangerous drug, don't wait any longer to find out about your legal rights. This website offers information about car accidents, bike accidents, taxi accidents, boat accidents, pedestrian accidents, motorcycle accidents, work injuries, workers compensation, hurt-on-the-job injures, dog bites, animal attacks, slip and fall accidents, casino accidents, medical malpractice, social security disability, people denied social security benefits, food poisoning, nursing home abuse, dental malpractice, chiropractor malpractice, nursing malpractice, healthcare malpractice, insurance disputes, defective products, harmful side effects from drugs like Ortho Evra, Seroquel, Zyprex, Fosamax, Digitek, Levaquin, or Yasmin / Yaz.