If you are injured through the intentional or negligent act of another person at a public place such as a shopping center, hotel, or apartment complex, the negligent security attorneys at Altman & Altman, LLP may be able to help. Negligent security claims may include failed security systems, malfunctioning lighting, or a lack of security cameras. Often, the owner or operator of a public place will have a duty to keep you safe as a visitor to that place.

Negligent security can lead to a wide variety of injuries on behalf of victims. As personal injury lawyers at Altman & Altman, LLP, we have represented victims who have been beaten, sexually assaulted, robbed, and catastrophically injured as a result of negligent security. We draw on our decades of experience in representing victims to obtain the best possible result.

Common Negligent Security Claims

These claims typically cover injuries, assaults, sexual assault, robberies, or murders that happened due to forced entry situations, poor lighting, elevator and stairwell attacks, and/or because of poor surveillance or security in parking lots, hotels, banks and ATM kiosks, theme parks, college campuses and dorm rooms, shopping malls, stadium, hospitals, nursing homes, or assisted living residences. Landlords can also be held responsible for negligent security claims.

Now other kinds of negligent security cases are being tried. These include injuries and deaths that have happened because of workplace violence, terrorist attacks, identity theft, online and cyberspace activities, and failures of Megan's Law.

What to Do if You Have Become a Victim

First, seek appropriate medical attention for your injuries. Next, if you feel you have been injured due to negligent security, contact the negligent security attorneys at Altman & Altman, LLP. We have the experience to put all potentially liable parties on notice and ensure that all relevant evidence is preserved. In negligent security cases, we employ an aggressive strategy with our client's best interests in mind. It is our goal to allow the client to recover from the serious injury suffered, and feel confident that their case is being handled in the most professional way possible.