Negligent Security

While Miami is by no means the most dangerous city in the U.S., it’s far from the safest. In 2015 Miami was rated one of the top 20 most dangerous cities in the country. Unfortunately, Miami probably won’t be leaving the top 20 anytime in the near future. Last year Miami-Dade county police reported thousands of violent crime occurrences. In…

You may recall our previous blog post on Miami’s most dangerous intersections for cyclists. Although Miami-Dade county experienced over 900 crashes in 2016 alone, it was not the only area in Florida that had cyclist safety issues. Cyclists and pedestrians are the least protected people on the road. Not only are they unprotected because they do not have the shell…

The rise of violent crimes in and around shopping centers give consumers another reason to shop online. Most consumers shop online for the convenience or pricing.  The real payoff may be safety. In recent days, shoppers leaving Publix supermarkets have been attacked.  As reported by Channel 10 news, there are multiple reports of people getting robbed after leaving Publix stores in…

Violent crimes in South Florida are a daily occurrence.   Stories ranging from bullets flying on South Beach to a shooting outside the Miccosukee casino, are all too common.  While not all of these events are not preventable; the majority are.  The issue of foresee-ability, and thus what preventive measures should be undertaken,  is the determinative question in  negligent security cases. When formulating a budget, most…

A Florida jury awarded $4.5 million to a grieving family after its loved ones were murdered inside their own apartment home. The jury found that the owners of the apartment complex were liable on grounds of premises liability, an area of law that holds property owners accountable for the dangerous conditions they permit or create. Such a substantial verdict was…

What do you expect from your favorite restaurant or the local pub? Good service? Cleanliness? A hot and delicious meal? What about safety? Here in Florida, restaurateurs owe their patrons a number of legal duties, not the least of which is the duty to make reasonable efforts to keep customers safe from illness, injury, and harm. So when accidents do…

A landlord owes a non-delegable duty to maintain its premises in a reasonably safe condition.  That duty applies to both residential and commercial properties. Landlord’s Must Take Adequate Security Measures Negligent security cases start and end with the concept of foreseeability.  The more foreseeable the crime, the greater the responsibility of the landlord to implement security measures.  Negligent Security cases involving…

Unless you have had the misfortune to experience it, the concept of negligent or bad security is probably foreign to you. However, in a city like Miami, that has a high crime rate, negligent security cases are not uncommon.   Thus, as a homeowner, property manager, or business owner, it is important to understand this area of law. Premises Liability in…

Premises liability refers to situations when an owner or occupier of a space may be required to compensate someone harmed on their property. This usually refers to “slip and fall” cases where an accident occurs because the location is not kept reasonably safe. One unique aspect to premises liability involves cases where a crime occurs on someone else’s property. These are…

We have all been to sporting events and witnessed the fan that had too much to drink.  Alcohol sales and  violence in our society have made sporting events a dangerous proposition. While times have changed, stadium operators and team owners have failed to keep up with the times. A negligent security trial that stemmed from a violent attack and left a victim with brain…