Oakland, CA Negligent Security & Bar Fight Injury Attorneys
Callaway & Wolf is an Oakland law firm that understands how incidents like assaults stemming from negligent security or bar fights can leave you shaken and in pain. You may be dealing with physical injuries, emotional trauma, medical bills, and uncertainty about your rights. Callaway & Wolf can be part of the team that helps you recover and get your life back together.
Callaway & Wolf is committed to representing victims of negligent security and bar fight injuries throughout Oakland, California. Whether your injuries occurred as a result of inadequate security at a property, or you were hurt in a bar or nightclub fight due to negligence, we’re here to hold the responsible parties accountable and ensure you receive the compensation you deserve.
This page outlines how our lawyers in Oakland can step in to support you if those responsible for maintaining safety failed in their duty. We are here to ensure you get the justice and compensation you need across Oakland, CA.
Negligent Security & Bar Fight Injury Law Firm Serving All Courts in Oakland, California
Callaway & Wolf is an Oakland law firm that understands how a negligent security incident or bar fight can throw your life into turmoil. You may be dealing with severe physical injuries, psychological harm, medical bills, and lost income. Callaway & Wolf can be part of the team that helps you recover and get your life back together.
Callaway & Wolf is dedicated to representing victims of negligent security and bar fight injuries throughout Oakland, California. Our office is located at 1300 Clay St #600, Oakland, CA 94612, and we help clients hold property owners and other responsible parties accountable when they’ve failed to keep their premises safe.
If you or a family member were seriously injured due to negligent security or a bar fight, contact Callaway & Wolf by calling 510-603-4988 to schedule a risk-free, no-obligation consultation. We’re here to guide you through this difficult time and help you get the compensation you deserve.
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Experienced Negligent Security Law Firm
At Callaway & Wolf, defending the rights of those who have suffered an attack due to of negligent security is top priority. The firm is well-equipped to help those who have been injured in an altercation at a bar, nightclub, or any other establishment. When a hired security uses unnecessary force and causes the physical injury of a person, or fails to protect a person from imminent danger, the attorneys at Callaway & Wolf are prepared to help and advocate. Contact the firm to obtain a free initial consultation and to further discuss your case.
Defining Negligent Security
In the State of California, property owners have a legal duty to reasonably ensure the safety of property visitors, including guests, invitees, and customers. A property owner can face accountability when a person has been injured while on the premises. Formally, this is referred to as premises liability, and it can involve a situation where an individual is injured by a third party. Negligent security occurs when the property owner fails to provide a reasonably safe property. Through a premises liability case, a property owner can be held responsible for the assaults, attacks, murders, sexual assaults, robberies, or other crimes that occur onto a property visitor.
Negligent security cases can arise from a number of different situations. Some of the most common examples of negligent security cases involve the following:
- Inadequate lighting;
- Insufficient surveillance;
- Lack of security personnel;
- A lack of properly trained security personnel;
- Hiring incompetent or inexperienced security personnel;
- Hiring security without adequate background checks;
- Ill-equipped security staff;
- Insufficient alarm systems, including fire alarm systems;
- Inadequate security measures, including fencing and locks, and
- Malfunctioning security equipment.
Excessively Aggressive Security and Bouncer Assault
Aside from the aforementioned examples, property owners can also face liability when their hired security is unreasonably aggressive or forceful. Sometimes a guard acts outside his or her workplace responsibilities and has ultimately caused the injury of a property visitor. Security guards are employed on the basis of preventing and intervening during fights. They are not hired to engage in, or incite fights.
Additionally, a majority of security personnel are not licensed to carry a firearm. In spite of this, some security guards carry a firearm against company policy in an attempt to protect themselves. When an injury results from an aggressive security guard or bouncer assault, the opportunity to obtain compensation from the property owner may be possible.
The Failure to Protect
Property owners in the State of California may be considered negligent if they fail to take precaution in securing the property against a foreseeable criminal act by a third party. In the event that the establishment and/or the community has a history of crime, the property owner may be obligated to provide extra security for the safety or patrons. In this situation, the potential for a crime may be regarded as being “foreseeable”, and the property owner can be held liable when failing to protect people against foreseeable harm. Establishing liability for the failure to protect may be difficult as the “foreseeable harm” will need to be thoroughly evaluated by a trained attorney at Callaway & Wolf.
The Aftermath of a Dangerous Situation
An injury caused as a result of negligent security can be physical but it can also be emotional. For example, a person who has experienced sexual assault can face emotional trauma from the violent act, such as post-traumatic stress disorder. Trauma can present psychological difficulties that can affect a victim of assault for a lifetime.
Depending on the severity of the trauma, the victim may need extensive medical treatment, which may result in extensive medical expenses. When the trauma resulted as a consequence of owner negligence, the owner can be held accountable for the victim’s medical expenses.
Oakland, California Negligent Security Claims – Victims Deserve Justice
Under California Law, victims of negligent security have the right to compensation from the responsible property owner. If you or someone you love was injured while visiting a place of business or other establishment, talk to a negligent security attorney today at Callaway & Wolf in Oakland at 510-603-4988.
At Callaway & Wolf, every negligent security case will be handled with utmost dedication and determination. Our firm has extensive experience handling complex negligent security & bar fight injury cases as well as a variety of other personal injury claims. Schedule a no-obligation consultation with the attorneys at Callaway & Wolf today.
