Little Rock Inadequate Security Lawyers

Inadequate security cases often revolve around the reasonableness of measures the commercial property owner took to prevent criminal attacks from third parties. In Arkansas, many inadequate or negligent security cases are asserted against bars, restaurants, night clubs, malls, shopping centers, and apartment complexes for crimes committed on the property such as assault, burglary, kidnapping, homicide, arson, and rape. These cases are highly fact-specific, and fault is typically assessed on a case by case basis. If the victim was killed as a result of the attack, Arkansas’ wrongful death laws will come into play.

While the perpetrator’s charges are pending in criminal court, establishing the foreseeability of the criminal activity is often required to successfully bring a claim against a commercial property owner for negligent security in civil court. The following are just a few factors to consider as part of the analysis.

1. Lighting – were parking lots and walkways illuminated enough to deter criminals from entering the premises?
2. Security guards – did the property owner hire competent and/or qualified security guards?
3. Security cameras – did the facility have cameras, and if so, were they working?
4. Repair of fences, doors, and windows – had the property owner addressed potential areas of the property that would allow for easy access to potential attackers?
5. Ownership or management’s response to threats – had the property owner or manager properly responded to threats and investigated suspicious activity on the premises?
6. Criminal activity – is the commercial property located in a high-crime area? Had crimes recently been committed on or adjacent to the property?

If you have been injured by a third party attacker on the premises of a commercial property in Pulaski County, it is important to contact an inadequate security attorney in the Little Rock area immediately so that proper steps are taken to preserve evidence that could support your claim. An experienced attorney will swiftly notify the property owner of our representation and formally request that they safeguard any and all evidence that could be attributable to what happened. For instance, a lawyer can demand the preservation of security camera footage, maintenance or repair logs, criminal activities reported to the property owner or manager, and security files. If steps are not taken to immediately investigate an accident, critical evidence can be altered, destroyed, or lost in the ordinary course of business. This could mean the difference in you recovering full compensation for your losses and suffering or nothing at all.