Maison Law represents the victims of premises liability negligence in California, including those hurt at public events due to negligent security. Our negligent security lawyers secure support for the victims of criminal acts occurring at sporting events, festivals, concerts, and anywhere else the public is invited in. Please contact us for a free, no-obligation consultation. It’s a no-risk opportunity to find out what your injury and scary ordeal should be worth and how to hold business owners and organizers responsible for your injuries.
Should I Call a Lawyer After a Criminal Attack at a Public Event?
After falling victim to a crime in a public place, a lawyer can help you determine if the venue organizers or the owners and operators may have been negligent in their duty to keep you safe. If you don’t suffer injuries or only very minor injuries, you might be able to file a claim and receive fair treatment without a lawyer.
However, if you suffer a more serious injury, like a broken bone, a puncture wound, a cut, or a severe concussion, you will likely benefit from talking to a California negligent security lawyer. When recovery time will be long and expensive, insurers for businesses, city government, and event planners will be looking even harder for ways to avoid taking responsibility.
Your lawyer fully investigates what happened to you and checks out the security for the event. Then, with strong evidence in hand, your lawyer files a claim and demands the most possible for your injury. Your lawyer also represents the threat of a lawsuit if an insurance company refuses to provide you with compensation that’s fair for what you’ve been through.
Who Is Responsible for My Safety at a California Public Event?
A negligent security claim is possible under California’s premises liability laws. Negligent security liability occurs when property owners or event organizers fail to keep ticketholders and visitors safe from criminal activity. Event organizers must provide enough security personnel, barriers, and lighting to keep event participants safe from the parking lot and anywhere else associated with the event.
If you or a family member are harmed in a criminal attack, you may be able to prove that the owners and operators could have done more to keep your family safe. If true, then you could seek compensation from a property or facility owner for your medical bills and other hardships victims face. Entertainment companies like Live Nation or Ticketmaster could also be liable. A church or religious organization may be responsible for keeping guests safe during a religious gathering.
In some cases, a city may own and operate a concert venue or a festival location, and that may leave a government department liable for injuries suffered on property. Speak with a skilled Maison Law attorney as soon as possible after an injury suffered at a public venue. Any government entity will have special legal protections to hide behind. You may have only months to file a claim against a California city or county. Your lawyer makes sure you don’t miss these deadlines.
Negligent Security Hazards at California Public Events
These are just some of the mistakes event organizers and property owners may make that could leave a management group or a venue operator fully liable:
- A lack of security guards or police officers or security personnel who aren’t properly trained.
- Malfunctioning security cameras.
- Broken fences and other security barriers that could have kept those with criminal intentions out.
- Not enough lighting in parking lots, along sidewalks between buildings, and outside entrances.
- Inadequate measures to keep guests safe from the violent actions of other visitors.
- Failure to keep dangerous people out of performing arts centers who have been banned from events due to previous infractions.
- Failure to warn visitors of previous criminal attacks in the area.
- Exposing fans to staff members with violent histories.
- Failure to do proper background checks on all employees working at the venue.
- Failure to protect guests during backstage and exclusive events.
- Lack of metal detectors and bag checks. This negligence could allow someone to sneak a weapon into a show or festival, putting you and your family at risk of a traumatic injury.
Do I Have to Wait On a Criminal Trial to File My Negligent Security Claim?
No. After an assault, the suspect will face a judge and jury, but your negligent security claim against the event venue will be a civil case. The two cases will be separate and you can file your claim as soon as you are ready. You won’t have to wait for a verdict in the criminal trial and you can file even if a suspect hasn’t been apprehended.
Your lawyer can help you file your case as soon as all evidence is collected. This will hopefully help you resolve your case as soon as possible so you can secure compensation. The sooner you receive a settlement check, the sooner you can pay your medical bills and keep up with your normal monthly bills while your injury keeps you out of work.
Compensation for The Victims of Criminal Acts at California Public Events
Victims of criminal attacks made possible by negligent security must get the best medical care available. They should never have to stress over the build-up of hospital bills, physical therapy fees, and the cost of medical equipment. Those bills should be the full responsibility of the event organizers and venue owners.
Your lawyer files a claim with the insurance companies backing these owners and operators and includes a full list of the hardships you and your family have faced. The amount you’ll be demanding will depend on how long you take to heal from your injury and how much an injury affects your normal home and work life.
Your lawyer will demand compensation for these and other factors, including some damages you might not have known could earn you additional support:
- Support for current and future medical bills.
- Life-long support for victims who are left to live with a physical disability after an attack.
- Travel costs for patients who must make doctor’s appointments while unable to drive and possibly in wheelchairs or on crutches.
- Support for the physical pain victims endure.
- Support for the emotional trauma victims must cope with in the aftermath of a violent attack.
- Support for a loss of enjoyment of life.
- Support for a loss of companionship with an injured spouse or partner.
- Reimbursement for lost income and benefits at work.
- Compensation for property damage.
- Wrongful death claims. After a tragic fatal attack, California allows the family of a victim to file a wrongful death claim. This claim seeks support from owners and operators for the cost of a funeral and to pay leftover medical bills. Families must also demand support to protect spouses and children in the future. They’ll need support to replace the income the deceased can no longer provide for family members in the years ahead.
Contact Maison Law After a California Negligent Security Injury
In the aftermath of a criminal act at a California concert, festival, or show contact Maison Law to stay informed of your rights after such a traumatic incident. We offer a free case consultation to students and their families.
It’s a no-risk way to find out how to hold venue owners and operators responsible for negligent security that leads to an attack. There’s no obligation for this free case review, but if you decide we can help you hold an entertainment company or a government department responsible, you won’t need any upfront money. We work on a contingency basis. It means we don’t get paid unless we win your case for you. Then our fee comes out of the settlement check a liability insurance company provides to you and your family.
