Businesses are legally required to provide adequate security measures and provide a reasonably safe environment for visitors. When they fail to do so, they can be held responsible for crimes and injuries that occur as a result of that failure. This can include poor lighting in parking lots, a lack of security cameras, broken locks on doors and windows, or a failure to hire security guards in high-risk areas. If you were injured or became victim of a violent criminal act, our crime victims and negligent security lawyers are ready to fight for you.
At Marc Brown Law Firm, our personal injury legal team will take your case seriously and exhaust all possible avenues for recovering compensation for you. Based out of our offices in Columbia and Sumter, we proudly represent those injured due to negligent security all across the state of South Carolina, including Bishopville.
Understanding Negligent Security and Crime Victim Compensation
In situations where you should be expected to be safe, and that fails to occur, it may be the owner’s or manager’s fault if you suffer injuries. Liability may hinge on:
- The at-fault party owed you a duty of care, meaning you should have felt safe and protected
- They failed to provide that duty of care in some way
- That failure to provide that duty of care led to the incident to occur
- You suffered injury and other losses as a result of that incident directly
Proving this in a negligent security case means showing that you should have felt safe within that environment and that the at-fault party did not do enough to protect you from a threat they should have expected to be present. In some cases, they may have tried to prevent the risk but did not do enough to do so.
Compensation You May Be Owed in a Negligent Security Case
A crime victim could face years of struggle from not just the physical and financial outcomes of these incidents but also from the trauma that the attack caused. Under the law, you have the right to full compensation for any losses another person causes to you that they should have been able to prevent. Some of the most common losses we fight to recover for our negligent security and crime victim clients include:
- Coverage for all of their medical losses, including emergency medical care and long-term medical needs
- Loss of time at work
- Loss of quality of life
- Pain and suffering
- Emotional trauma
Each situation is unique. This is not a simplistic type of personal injury claim, and as a result of that, you certainly need to work with a trusted, experienced attorney who can guide and support you throughout the process. Our negligent security attorneys know how to find the evidence to prove you were hurt because of negligence. Then, we seek out full compensation for any losses you have.
Hire an Aggressive Advocate for Crime Victims and Negligent Security Victims in Bishopville
If you or a loved one were victimized as a result of negligent security on a commercial property or in an apartment complex in Bishopville, the Marc Brown Law Firm can help.
Our crime victims and negligent security attorneys are ready to listen to your story and guide you through this process. Call today for a free and confidential case evaluation.