What is negligent security?
- Negligent security is a special type of premises liability where a person is typically injured on someone else's property by a criminal attack. The legal theory is that the property owner has an obligation to keep the premises safe, and oftentimes, attackers take advantage of a lack of lighting or fencing or security cameras to assault or rob unaware guests. To recover damages in a negligent security case, you need an attorney with experience in these types of cases to prove the owner of the property knew or should have known that there was not proper security and failed to take reasonable steps to eliminate or reduce the danger of a patron being attacked.
