Did You Know 55% of All Sexual Assault Occurs Near the Victim’s House?
If you’ve been a victim of sexual assault in Atlanta, let us help bring you justice.
If you’ve been a victim of sexual assault in Atlanta, let us help bring you justice.
Bars and nightclubs in Atlanta are popular destinations for entertainment, happy hours, and other social engagements. Unfortunately, when the owners of bars and nightclubs do not always keep their establishments reasonably safe, which can result in assaults leading to injuries. A fight between patrons can result in innocent victims being attacked and hospitalized for their injuries. When nightclubs and bars do not have adequate security, patrons can be assaulted when walking out of the club to the parking lot.
Bar and nightclub owners have a legal duty to protect their customers. Often when a beating, assault, stabbing, or shooting occurs on a bar or nightclub premises, the owners can be held liable for not providing adequate security.
This type of lawsuit is called a negligent security lawsuit, which falls under the category of premises liability. You do not have to be the victim of a bar fight to seek compensation for injuries caused by negligent security. Victims of assault, battery, robbery, and rape may have a valid personal injury lawsuit. Examples of negligent security at bars and nightclubs may include:
Victims in nightclubs and bars may become injured when a fight not involving them occurs in a nightclub or bar. Security personnel and bouncers do not always have enough training to handle fights and disputes between club-goers adequately. When owners use unlicensed, poorly trained security guards, those security guards may injure a patron who was not doing anything wrong in an assault.
In these cases, patrons can seek compensation from the bar owner through a premises liability lawsuit. When a victim claims that negligent security was the cause of the injuries he or she suffered at a bar or nightclub, he or she needs to prove the following elements:
If you have been injured due to negligent security at a bar, nightclub, or other social establishment, our legal team can help. Call the legal team at James A. Rice, Jr., PC today for a free strategy session and consultation.
We specialize in negligent security and car accidents.
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