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.
With the increase in school shootings, assaults, and robberies on college campuses, many students have become injured on college campuses, where they should be safe. Parents and college students should not worry about their safety on college campuses. Colleges have a legal duty to provide a safe learning environment for students.
Most college campuses have security measures to keep students safe, but people can get hurt even with these measures in place. Students can become victims of sexual assault and rape, burglary, robbery, assault, battery, and carjacking. Students get injured when colleges do not use reasonable care to protect the student body. Injured students and visitors to the campus can pursue compensation from the college.
If you have been injured due to negligent security on campus, you may have a right to bring a premises liability claim. Showing that your injuries occurred on school property will not be enough to recover compensation, however, even if your injuries resulted from criminal activities. To obtain compensation for a premises liability claim due to inadequate security, you will need to show the following:
Attorney James Rice has the experience and skills needed to investigate your case and gather evidence showing the school knew or should have known that these types of crimes occurred on campus and did not do enough to warn you or prevent the dangers that led to your injuries. Successful plaintiffs may be entitled to medical bills, lost wages or missed time from work, pain and suffering, mental anguish, and property damage.
We specialize in negligent security and car accidents.
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