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It is the property owner's responsibility to maintain their real estate in a manner which keeps the property reasonably safe for others. If they do not do so, the property owner may be held responsible for the injuries and other damages the inaction or negligence causes.

Claims of inadequate or negligent security usually arise from personal injury where it is alleged that the safeguards were not appropriate or adequate to protect from injury or loss.

Inadequate security at typical properties such as apartments, motels, hotels, malls, shopping center, parking garages, parking lots, hospitals, schools convenience stores, ATMs, banks bus companies, cruise lines, retail stores and other commercial establishments, may result in significant physical injuries. There may have been a shooting, stabbing, sexual assault, or death, which can result in serious psychological problems, including major depression and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Any traumatic event, such as those listed above, can cause PTSD to start if you believe you are in danger, your life is threatened, or where you observe other people dying or being injured. 

The symptoms of PTSD can start immediately or after a delay of weeks or months, but usually within 6 months of the traumatic event.

Victims of PTSD may have a constant re-experience of the event which gave rise to the trauma.  These experiences may range from bad dreams through actual physical manifestations including stress, depression, difficulty in sleeping, hallucinations, recurring obsessions or compulsions.  Victims may also experience changes in emotions and character, difficulty concentrating as well as other physical manifestations which can cause significant dysfunction in occupational, social and family areas.

"PTSD, caused as a result of inadequate security, can be devastating to the individual and those around him/her. It is important to seek legal advice from attorneys who are trained to investigate inadequate security incidents," says Attorney Randall Spivey of Spivey Law Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.A.

Lee County Inadequate Security Attorney, Randall L. Spivey is a Board Certified Trial Attorney – the highest recognition for competence bestowed by the Florida Bar and a distinction earned by just one (1%) percent of Florida attorneys.  He has handled over 2,000 personal injury and wrongful death cases throughout Florida.  For a free and confidential consultation to discuss your legal rights, contact the Spivey Law Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.A., in Lee County at 239.337.7483 or toll free at 1.888.477.4839,or by email to Randall@SpiveyLaw.com.  Visit SpiveyLaw.com for more information.  You can contact Spivey Law Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.A.in Charlotte County at 941.764.7748 and in Collier County 239.793.7748.