What If What Happened To You Could Have Been Prevented?
Premises Liability Lawsuit
If you were seriously hurt because of negligence at an apartment building, shopping center, hotel, grocery store, office, or other commercial space, you may be able to hold them accountable for what happened via a civil lawsuit. Tell us your story. We’re listening.
What Do You Mean This Could Have Been Prevented?
Imagine you were mugged, attacked, kidnapped, or sexually assaulted a few yards from your own front door or getting into your car in the office parking lot or outside a store or bar because the area wasn’t well lit (just one example). The responsible party could be held liable for your trauma with a premises liability lawsuit.
Or, say a security gate was broken or left ajar at the same time security cameras were on the fritz, and an intruder entered your apartment complex under cover of darkness. Someone was in charge of your safety, within reason, and it most certainly wasn’t you. When things like this happen, though, women are often reluctant to point blame away from themselves. You’re not alone.
If you or someone you love was harmed in an unsafe situation where property was left without functioning “normal and reasonable” security measures, contact us. You may be able to join a premises liability lawsuit.
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“Commercial properties open to the public have a legal duty to maintain reasonably safe conditions. In civil litigation involving serious incidents on commercial premises, courts may evaluate whether property owners implemented appropriate safety and monitoring practices.” 1
What is Negligent Security?
Negligent security is a subset of premises liability litigation in lawyer speak, referring to when a property holder or manager fails to take normal measures to prevent “foreseeable criminal acts.”
Not equipping and maintaining basic security measures – like lights for better visibility as a crime deterrent on property that’s purposed to accommodate human movement – creates a potentially dangerous environment that can invite bad behavior. This is not a new issue, but the incidents have been ticking up since Covid.2
Here are some examples of negligence:
- Dim, broken, or no lighting in parking lots, apartment complexes, hallways, stairwells, outside bars or shopping complexes,.
- Broken or absent locks on doors, gates, windows.
- Non-existent or defective security cameras and surveillance systems.
- Failure to install or properly maintain security fences.
- Failure to control trespassing.
- Lack of security guards in a vicinity, especially when the area is already considered dangerous.
So Many Women Thought it Would Never Happen to Them…Until It Did.
In Tampa, Florida, on March 1, 2026, a 20-year-old delivery driver received $2.65 million after being kidnapped and sexually assaulted subsequent to compromised security at two Tampa properties.3
“I was attacked in a dimly lit parking lot outside a store, and I think better lighting might have deterred the incident.”4
In Atlanta, Georgia, a young Navy veteran, Laquan Taylor, 25, was shot multiple times by two men in a Kroger parking lot. “Kroger had no security in the parking lot, and they knew they should have had it.” Taylor, who survived paralyzed, was awarded $69.6 million in a civil trial.5
And in Berkeley, California, a woman was “tackled into a dark and unlit parking garage,” according to the police report. “He [the assailant] held the struggling woman down, at one point standing up and forcing her further into the lot behind a large van before forcing her back to the ground to continue the assault” [sic].6
Where Can This Happen?
- Apartment complexes
- Bars/clubs (think assaults in parking lots)
- Parking garages (ex: office buildings, shopping centers)
- Parking lots (offices, retail, etc.)
- Hotels/Motels
- Other (properties owned by a larger business, not an individual)
Can I Hire a Premises Liability Lawyer or a Negligent Security Lawyer?
Yep. We can help.
A Case for Women has earned a reputation for partnering with experienced law firms to help women take their power back via civil lawsuits. Whatever your experience, we work with contingency lawyers who specialize in the legal niche matching the type of harm you experienced. We’ve got you covered through our long-term relationship building with scores of firms across the country.
And you don’t have to be seen to be heard, but your voice can still make it safer the next time an assailant is lurking in the shadows. Together, we can throw floodlights on all those dark corners.
Bottom line: Change doesn’t just “happen.” You have to stand up for it.
Where Does A Case for Women Connect With This?
Right where you’re hurting.
Again, it’s not just about the money – though that’s plenty essential. Your courage to tell us your story fuels lawsuits that force ethical upgrades among those who were slack; they warn other women to be more vigilant, and tackle the indifference of landlords who enabled a dangerous environment by not deterring serious foreseeable crimes.
We are already heavily invested in dozens of case areas, all created to protect women. Think – the Alexander Brothers sex trafficking lawsuit (a huge win for plaintiffs on March 9, 2026), Talc Baby Powder ovarian cancer lawsuit, embryo loss (fertility negligence) lawsuit, social media addiction lawsuit, and Uber + Lyft sexual assault lawsuits, to name just a few of the pivotal battlegrounds where our boots are on the ground for good.
If you’re hurt, we want to help you to empower yourself and jumpstart the healing process. Speak your truth, seek justice, and help us put a stop to what and who hurt you. We’re here – ready and willing to feel your pain, 24/7/365.
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Sources
- Staff, “Protecting Tenant Safety as a Landlord & Legal Obligations,” Justia, October 18, 2025.
- Katherine Bishop, “Focus: Liability; Coast Case Raises Risk of Directors,” New York Times, October 26, 1986.
- Gavin Souter, “US liability rate hikes accelerate; property prices fall further,” Business Insurance, February 4, 2026.
- Lee Ann Kaskel, “I was attacked in a dimly lit parking lot outside a store…” 2822 News Pennsylvania, December 20, 2024.
- Emily Raguso, “Man charged with attempted stranger rape near UC Berkeley,” Berkeley Scanner, April 26, 2023.
- Richard Elliot, “2 men plead guilty to shooting that paralyzed Navy veteran,” WSB-TV2, Atlanta, September 7, 2016.
WE WEAR THIS BADGE PROUDLY. Because, in a time when legal services are still dominated by men, only a Women Owned Business can bring the woman’s perspective to issues that disproportionately affect women.
We are the ones, far more than men, who are injured by sexual assault, financial scams, the gender pay gap, toxic chemicals, and the misguided practices of powerful pharmaceutical companies.
