Negligent Security

Michigan Negligent Security Attorneys

Property owners and managers have a legal duty to take reasonable steps to protect visitors, tenants, and guests from foreseeable criminal activity. When they fail — through inadequate lighting, broken locks, missing surveillance, absent security guards, or ignored safety warnings — and someone is assaulted, robbed, or otherwise harmed, the property owner may be liable.

Koussan Law has secured some of Michigan's largest premises liability recoveries, including a $6,000,000 settlement that stands as one of the largest recorded slip and fall settlements in the state's history. Our firm brings that same level of preparation and tenacity to negligent security cases.

Common Negligent Security Scenarios

Negligent security claims frequently arise at apartment complexes, parking garages and lots, hotels and motels, nightclubs and bars, retail stores, college campuses, and office buildings. In each case, the key question is whether the property owner knew or should have known about the risk of criminal activity and failed to take reasonable precautions.

Proving a Negligent Security Claim in Michigan

To establish a negligent security claim, the victim must show that the property owner owed a duty of care, that the owner breached that duty through inadequate security measures, that the breach was a proximate cause of the criminal act, and that the victim suffered damages as a result. Evidence of prior criminal activity at or near the property is often critical.