Tupelo Negligent Security Lawyers

Inadequate security cases are often complex and require a thorough investigation into the commercial property’s maintenance and security measures. To be successful, you must show that the commercial property owner acted negligently by failing to take reasonable preventative measures to protect against foreseeable harm, which could include burglary, assault, rape, or homicide. Below are a few common trends in inadequate security cases in Mississippi:

• Failure to have adequate security on the premises, such as security guards
• Failure to have adequate lighting in the parking lot and on the walkways
• Failure to fix broken security gates or fences
• Failure to have proper surveillance of the property
• Failure to respond to suspicious activity

One key to asserting a successful inadequate security case is showing foreseeability. Essentially, the injured party and an inadequate security lawyer in Tupelo must prove that the property owner knew or should have known about potential threats from outside parties to his patrons. For example:

• Commercial property A, a shopping center, is in an area of Tupelo known to be crime-free. In a five-mile radius surrounding the property, there have only been two reports of suspicious activity in the past year. The property is patrolled by a security guard and there is a gated entry and exit. One night, as you are walking back to your car, you get attacked by a carjacker.
• Commercial property B is an apartment complex in an area of town where numerous burglaries and assaults have occurred over the past six months. Moreover, the property itself has seen its fair share of break-ins. Here, the property does not have security, nor a gated entry, and multiple lights in the parking lot have been out for several weeks. One night, as you are walking back to your car, you get attacked by a carjacker.

Out of the two scenarios above, you should have a stronger case against the owner of commercial property B. There, the owner likely should have foreseen that potential third-party attackers could harm their patrons based on similar past events. These are just examples. No matter the situation, if you have been injured while on the premises of a commercial property in Tupelo, talk to our inadequate security attorneys about your case.