Rape and Sexual Assault Injuries
Experienced Legal Help When Property Owners Failure to Ensure Safe Premises
Injury cases involving the failure to provide adequate and effective security are highly challenging. Why? Because property owners aren't necessarily responsible for injuries that are caused by the lack of security guards and the lack of cameras, alarms and other security devices.
The law generally works like this. Property owners' duty to provide security rises with the risk to visitors, residents and tenants. For example, property owners' duty rises in high-crime areas. Property owners are only responsible for injuries if the injured plaintiff can prove that a high level of risk was present and that it was ignored by the property owner.
At the Queens law firm of Pearlman, Apat, Futterman, Sirotkin & Seinfeld, LLP, we bring more than just 60 years of experience in handling premises liability cases to cases involving rape and sexual assault due to security failures. Firm lawyer Richard Apat worked as a legal defender on numerous rape/assault cases as an attorney with the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA). We consequently has extensive experience on both sides of these types of claims.
When handling rape and sexual assault cases we first investigate the circumstances of the accident and injury scene. Were there witnesses? Were cameras and lights broken? Did locks and locking systems permit intruders to enter what should have been secure areas?
We then visit the local precinct to investigate the area's and property's recent history of crime in order to demonstrate that the property owner's duty to provide adequate security was neglected. We also work with in-house and private-practice medical experts to document all injuries.
We have handled hallway, rooftop, parking lot and common area assaults as well as attacks occurring in a range of other locales. Success in these cases has improved overall recently because plaintiffs no longer need to positively identify the attacker. For more information, contact one of our offices to schedule a no-charge consultation.
Contact Us
Pearlman, Apat, Futterman, Sirotkin & Seinfeld, LLP, offers free initial consultations and operates three offices for clients' convenience. Our main office is located at the intersection of Queens Blvd. and the Union Turnpike and is easily reached by the subway lines, multiple bus routes, the LIRR and by car. To contact us, call 866-679-2513 or 718-577-2573.
