Fort Lauderdale Parking Lot Assault Lawyer

With a disturbing rise in crime, many Fort Lauderdale residents are looking over their shoulders every time they step into a parking lot. And for good reason: people are assaulted every day, either by thieves trying to rob them or angry drivers in the grips of road rage. Call Spencer Morgan Law if you were attacked in a parking lot. You might have legal rights to sue for compensation, as our Fort Lauderdale parking lot assault lawyer explains.

Receiving Compensation for an Attack

Nobody has a legal right to touch you without your consent. Our legal team can sue the person who assaulted you.

Ideally, the police were called and caught the suspect they fled. If not, a lawyer can visit nearby businesses to search for video to try and uncover the assailant’s identity.

If the culprit is found, we can file a lawsuit for compensation against them, including a request for punitive damages. Other damages include the cost of medical treatment, pain and suffering, and possible loss of income if you miss work to recover from the attack, as many crime victims do.

Violent crime causes substantial emotional distress. You should receive compensation to help recover from post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, and other negative mental health effects.

Unfortunately, few assailants will have the compensation to pay a meaningful settlement. Many of them are broke, which is one reason they robbed you in the first place. Helpfully, we might have a way to get compensation for a crime victim. Our firm will investigate whether we can possibly sue the property owner for negligent security.

This is a premises liability claim which holds a property owner liable when their failure to use reasonable security contributes to an attack. The parking lot owner might have a share of liability for:

• Lack of lighting in the parking lot and along walkways;
• Unlocked fence, which means easy access for criminals;
• No security patrolling the lot;
• Failure to warn strangers not to loiter;
• Failing to investigate suspicious activity in the parking lot.

When security is insufficient based on the history of crime, then the property owner has a share of the blame. Call our office. We want to learn more about the circumstances surrounding the attack, including whether there is a history of assault in this particular lot.

We also might need to investigate who owns the parking lot. Don’t assume the business you visited owns the lot. Sometimes a corporation owns parking lots around the city, and they are responsible for providing ample security.

Call Our Office Today to Schedule a Consultation

Spencer Morgan Law provides compassionate legal representation to crime victims. Contact our office to discuss what happened and how you are recovering from the assault. Our firm stands ready to hold both assailants and property owners accountable for criminal activity. There is no excuse for violent crime, and property owners should take reasonable measures to protect visitors. Contact a Fort Lauderdale parking lot assault lawyer today for a free consultation.