Negligent Security Cases: When Property Owners Fail to Protect
Nashville is bursting with honky-tonks, music venues, bars, restaurants, nightclubs, retail centers, sports arenas, and hotels. And they all owe a duty of care to their visitors, including providing adequate security. If you’re injured as a result of negligent security in a Nashville establishment, you can seek compensation for your physical, financial, and emotional losses with a premises liability claim. Reach out to our experienced Nashville negligent security attorneys at Bednarz & Bednarz for the help you need.
The Level of Security Required
The level of security required varies according to the kind of establishment in question, and property owners are responsible for reaching these standards.
Honky-Tonks and Bars
While there isn’t a specific law requiring bars and honky-tonks in downtown Nashville to hire private security, the reality is that security is needed. Further, any businesses that serve liquor and choose to hire security must ensure that the guards they employ have the necessary licensure and complete all state-mandated training. This is known as Dallas’s Law.
Larger Music and Sports Venues
Large arenas and amphitheaters that host music and sporting events are required to hire adequate security and to have the necessary measures in place to safely address crowd control. Failure to do so can lead to serious problems and immense damage.
Hotels and Motels
Hotels and motels owe their guests a serious legal duty of care regarding security. This extends to all the following:
- Keeping indoor and outdoor spaces well-lit
- Maintaining secure locks on the doors to all rooms
- Properly screening all staff before hire
- Adequately monitoring the visitors allowed in
- Implementing reasonable protections against foreseeable crimes in common areas, which include parking lots
Ultimately, all businesses are required to take the reasonable security measures necessary to help protect their patrons.
Your Negligent Security Case
If a business owner’s failure to implement the reasonable security measures necessary to prevent a reasonably foreseeable crime leaves you injured, you can seek just compensation. Your covered damages include your current and ongoing medical expenses, lost earnings, and any lost earning potential, and physical pain, as well as emotional suffering.
Steps you should take to protect your claim from the outset include all the following:
- Seek immediate medical care for the injuries you sustain and carefully follow your medical provider’s instructions and advice
- Retain professional legal counsel early on and allow your negligent security lawyer to speak on your behalf
- Refrain from posting on social media until after your claim has been resolved
It’s Time to Consult with Our Experienced Nashville Negligent Security Lawyers
Our formidable Nashville negligent security attorneys at Bednarz & Bednarz appreciate how important your claim is to your recovery and future. And we have the experience and legal skill to help protect your rights, in pursuit of your rightful compensation. For more information, please don’t delay contacting us online or giving our firm a call at 615-623-8789 today.
