Negligent Security

Hotel stays are meant to be relaxing and carefree. When you check into your room, you expect to be safe and secure throughout the duration of your stay. Unfortunately, this isn’t always the case. Hotel guests can sometimes fall victim to crimes such as theft, assault, and other heinous acts. They also sometimes sustain injuries in accidents caused by the hotel…

Hotels in Florida must maintain safety standards at all times by taking steps to ensure that the guest rooms, lobbies, spas, pools, and restaurants are secure and without hazards. Hotel management and owners have a duty of care to all hotel guests that stay at or visit their building. This includes protection from injury, theft, or destruction of property. If…

  When you enter a store or a commercial property like a nightclub or a hotel, the owner is responsible for making sure that you are safe from foreseeable criminal attacks or dangerous situations. This means that they should take measures to protect you from incidences like theft or violence before you arrive at that location. Unfortunately, this is not…

As shoppers get ready to hit the malls, this is a good time to remember that malls are a target for criminal behavior and thus resulting negligent security claims.   After a challenging 2020 holiday shopping season, retailers in Miami are expecting normalcy to return in shopping behavior and consumer spending. Over one million retail establishments across the country are gearing up …

Unfortunately, violent crime is on the rise. As of December 24th, 2020, Officials recorded 272 homicides in Miami-Dade County, up 31 cases from all of 2019, records show — up from 232 in all of 2017, and 252 in 2015. The increase is attributable to many factors, not the least of which are: The pandemic; increase in Gun sales ;…

When holiday shopping it is important to plan ahead. With the rise of Covid cases, many stores are anticipating less in-store shopping and more online shopping. In anticipation of this and to decrease the amount of people in-store on a specific day, many stores have opted to spread out their Black Friday sales by having weekly and in some cases,…

Your Rights to Financial Compensation After Being Injured in a FL Hotel Florida is a vacation destination for people all across the country. Millions and millions of people visit our state every year, whether on business or for fun in the sun. It’s almost mind-boggling to consider how many hotels operate in our state, especially in bigger cities like Miami,…

Negligent security is a subcategory of premises liability that addresses criminal activity. Just as property owners must keep their stairs in good repair and avoid leaving wet and slippery spots on their floors, they also have a duty to protect patrons and employees with good security measures. This may include security cameras, alert systems, entry keypads, and good lighting so…

There’s no limit to the fun Miami-Dade County has to offer. Some would even go as far as to proclaim Miami the party capital of the world. When the sun sets the drinks begin to flow, partygoers line the streets, and the music cranks up. Alas, when night falls the music level isn’t the only thing to rise in Miami.…

Miami: home of the Heat, the Fusion, the best nightlife in the country, and the most delicious Cuban sandwiches you’ll ever eat. While Miami has plenty of endearing qualities, it also has some less than stellar characteristics; a propensity for violence being one of them. In 2016 Miami was named one of the top 20 most dangerous cities in the…