Information sourced from Negligent Security Attorney
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The majority of negligent security lawsuits involve assault and battery crimes (42%), followed by sex assault and rape claims (26%); wrongful death (15%), robbery (9%) and lastly, false imprisonment (4%). The remaining percentage (4%) falls into a miscellaneous category, including such as arson, home invasions, and carjacking.
In Doe v. Kmart Corp, 1997 South Carolina, a female victim, leaving an area K-Mart, was abducted and raped in a desolate area for a full day (24 hours). The female victim, Doe, brought suit against the Kmart store.
The inadequate security lawsuit alleged that, due to the high crime in the area, the store did not do anything to prevent foreseeable criminal attacks on its patron in its parking lot. The trial evidence revealed that a very similar kidnapping and assault attack occurred in the same parking lot and the store still did nothing.
The jury found in favor of the Plaintiff and found the female rape victims damages as $600,000.
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