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Inadequate Security and Crime Victim Cases
Owners of Parking Lots and Established Public Areas Have a Duty to Protect Invitees from Forseeable Risk of Harm
On Sunday, October 5, 2008 an unknown rapist assautled a woman in a party bus parked at Lincoln Financial Field in South Philadelphia during the Eagles football game against the Washington Redskins. The assaulted woman according to newspaper accounts left the game to rest in the party bus. Seeking help in finding the bus from a man who appeared to be an event staffer who was wearing a bright yellow vest, she was escorted by the man to the bus where she fell asleep. Later, according to police, the man returned and sexually assaulted the woman.Pennsylvania Courts have consistently adopted the Restatement of Torts §344 which holds that property owners, such as owners of parking lots here, must provide reasonable measures to control the conduct of third persons, or to give adequate waring to enable patrons to avoid possible harm. Responsibility on the part of the owner will be imposed when they either fail to take reasonable care to discover dangerous conduct of third persons which is likely to occur or fail to take reasonable care to provide appropriate precautions.
Cases such as these require immediate investigation to determine whether the parking lot owner has breached that duty and whether the risk of harm was foreseeable. According to Security Expert Chris E. McGoey the concept of crime foreseeability has been the subject of great confusion around the country. He writes that when assessing crime foreseeability, three factors need to be considered: (1) the nature of the premise, (2) crime demongraphics, and (3) location.
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Inadequate Security and Crime Victim Cases
- What do the Security Experts Recommend to Improve Safety at Multiresidential Communities like Apartment Complexes and Condomimiums?
- Generally, as a victim of crime on the property of someone else, can I bring a claim against the owner?
- Does a businesses' obligation to protect its customers or patrons also include a duty to provide adequate security?
- What if I am in a bar or tavern and I am assaulted on the premises, is the owner liable?
- What if I am attacked in the parking lot of a business? What duty does the owner of the parking lot have for any injuries I suffer?