If you or a loved one has been injured, sexually assaulted or worse, on someone else’s property, you should consult with a law firm that handles these types of claims. Negligent security claims can arise on just about any type of property, whether it be a hotel, restaurant, bar, amusement park or at a regular shopping plaza. Even if your attacker was not apprehended or cannot be identified, the actual owners of the property where it happened may be legally liable. In Florida, because there is a “special relationship” between the victim and the business owner, the property has a duty to take reasonable steps to secure their premises and the adjacent areas, like parking lots, against reasonably foreseeable criminal acts. This is based on the concept of negligence, which requires a property or business owner to act reasonably to protect its guests. Thus, if it can be established that the criminal act was foreseeable and that the business owner failed to provide a reasonably secure premises, the property or business owner may be legally liable for your injuries. This law is not limited to protecting only paying customers, it applies to all business visitors which generally includes the entire public. If you or a loved one has been the victim of an assault or attack on someone else’s property, please call us today for a free, no obligation, confidential discussion about your case. You will have to pay us a penny until we win your case.
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