Los Angeles Bars and Nightclubs may have Inadequate Security

Los Angeles bar fight injury lawyers at Lederer & Nojima are well-equipped to help you if you have been injured in a bar fight, an altercation at a nightclub, you were assaulted at a concert, or you were injured in any way at any public establishment in the Los Angeles area. If a bouncer or security guard used unnecessary force and caused you physical harm or if you were not adequately protected from danger, contact our Los Angeles bar fight injury lawyers as soon as possible to discuss your situation in a free consultation. You owe us nothing unless we win your case
Property owners have a legal responsibility to ensure the reasonable safety of customers and guests. If you have been injured on someone else’s property, you have a right to recover compensation from the owners for your medical expenses and other damages. Our Los Angeles bar fight injury lawyers will protect your legal rights and aggressively pursue those who contributed to your injuries.

In California, a property owner has a duty to provide a safe environment for customers, guests, and invitees on their property. The property owners can be sued for negligence or carelessness if someone is injured on their premises. This is called premises liability . Premises liability often involves a situation where a customer or guest is injured by a third party (for example someone starts a fight with you at a bar). This is called negligent security and the property owner can be sued if he or she failed to provide reasonably safe and secure conditions. The property owner may be held responsible for attacks, assaults, robberies, rapes, murders, and other crimes committed by a third party that results in injury to a guest or customer. Negligent security claims may arise in any number of ways. Some of the most common examples include the following:

• inadequate lighting and surveillance
• inadequate security measures (such as inadequate locks, fencing, equipment, etc.)
• malfunction of security equipment
• negligent hiring of security personnel without proper background checks
• poorly trained security guards, bouncers and other staff
• understaffed and ill-equipped employees

Whether a criminal act is alleged or not, you may have justification for a lawsuit if you have been injured as the result of premises liability, negligent security or a property owner’s irresponsible actions or lack of appropriate action. If a criminal act lead to your injuries, you may also be entitled to punitive damages in a civil suit. Since no two cases are exactly the same, call us as soon as possible to discuss the details of your situation. Our Los Angeles bar fight injury lawyers may be able to help you get justice.

Patrons of bars, nightclubs and other public establishments are often injured by bouncers or security guards that become overly aggressive. In these instances, the property owner is liable for the acts of their security personnel who cause injury. The property owner can also be liable if they hired someone that they knew, or should have known, had violent propensities or had a record of violent crimes (this is termed “negligent hiring”). Though an individual employee may be held personally liable, many times their employer is the one who is most at fault. They have a responsibility to hire and equip their staff.