After a violent crime, most people don’t think of bringing a lawsuit. Prosecutors can bring criminal charges against the person responsible -- and sometimes, that’s enough. But criminal prosecution for violent crimes rarely results in any financial restitution for the victim, who may have needed substantial emergency and follow-up care to deal with the physical and emotional effects of a gunshot, stab wound or sexual assault. When the crime was highly foreseeable and preventable, victims may be able to file a West Palm Beach negligent security lawsuit to recover these costs.

Negligent security grows out of an area of Florida law called premises liability. Under this legal theory, property owners who invite others onto their premises are legally responsible for correcting safety hazards, or posting warnings if the hazards cannot be corrected. For example, a restaurant with spilled food on the floor should post a sign warning customers that the area is slippery, and clean it up as soon as reasonably possible. Similarly, negligent security holds a property owner or operator legally responsible for failing to take reasonable security measures to prevent foreseeable crimes. A crime might be foreseeable if the neighborhood has had a rash of similar crimes recently, or if there’s an obvious flaw in security, such as a broken gate on an apartment complex.

Injuries from violent crimes can be very serious. The physical injuries alone can stay with the victims for the rest of their lives, causing permanent disabilities or scarring. In many cases, they also make victims feel violated and unsafe in any location. And of course, both types of injury can be very expensive to treat, requiring emergency medical care and sometimes months or years of follow-up work to return to good health. Balliro helps victims claim all of these costs and any other cost related to the incident, as well as compensation for their physical pain, emotional suffering and any permanent disability or wrongful death. Our Fort Lauderdale inadequate security lawyers also handle premises liability claims against all types of businesses, as well as landlords and owners of private homes.

At Balliro, all of our partners are experienced trial attorneys who have tried numerous cases to a verdict. Unlike some South Florida negligent security law firms, we never start cases with the goal of settling, nor will we ever push for a settlement unless we believe it’s in our clients’ best interests. With a decade of experience practicing law in Florida, we understand that our clients come to us at a stressful and uncertain time in their lives. That’s why we make it a policy to keep clients as well-informed as possible, explaining legal rights and options from the beginning and keeping them updated on each important development. The goal of our West Palm Beach negligent security attorneys is always to get clients the financial settlement they need to pay for necessary medical care, make ends meet and eventually move on.

If you or a loved one was seriously hurt by violent crime that you believe should have been prevented, you should call Balliro for a free, confidential consultation. To learn more, you can contact us through our Web site or call toll-free from anywhere in Florida, 24 hours a day and seven days a week, at 1-866-INJURED.