Colleges across America are places where learning and socialization take place in equal measure. In fact, in some schools of thought, the socialization takes precedence as it provides students with vital life skills on how to navigate the real world after formative education. These bright-eyed, bushy-tailed young adults expect lots of fun and a carefree lifestyle at college, but this fun can quickly be overshadowed by security concerns after they get attacked by a stranger or an acquaintance.

The vast majority of campuses in the country are set on sprawling grounds that feature vast acreage – however, this shouldn’t be an excuse for injuries to occur as campus security are required to cover the grounds in a manner that is reasonable, or use technology to help monitor trouble areas such as the woods surrounding the campus, as well as areas that have historically had security incidents.

According to premises liability, campus management owes students a duty of care as invitees meant to ensure their safety as they go about their studies. Should a student get injured on account of the negligent actions of staff of security, it could be surmised that staffed breached their duty of care towards the student by acting in a manner that was negligent, which could potentially attract a personal injury lawsuit meant to compensate the injured student by way of damages so they can be made whole again. Negligent campus security should never be taken lightly, and the often chaotic nature of college life should never be seen as an excuse to blame the student for getting injured.

These cases are often complex, evidence goes missing, the insurance company has a vested interest in ensuring that the payout remains low, and students are rarely believed, and sometimes blamed. Because of these and other pertinent reasons, it is vital to seek out an experienced college campus injury lawyer in order to secure your justice and compensation, and we’re here to help with this and so much more.

Your Path to Justice and Compensation

Are you looking for the best campus negligent security injury lawyer? Please call us NOW at (314) 481-63338 to learn more about your legal options for justice and compensation. The experienced negligent security injury lawyers at McCready Law bring to the table over 90 YEARS of combined legal experience where we’ve helped tens of thousands of Americans just like you from across the country and from varying socioeconomic backgrounds get compensated after getting injured due to the negligent actions of other individuals or large corporations. All cases not only receive personalized attention from a responsive attorney, we also handle cases from start to finish and not shunt them over to paralegals, as is common in most law firms.

We are committed to keeping communication lines open, so we will always be reachable to update you on the progress of your case, putting you at ease during the sometimes stressful legal process. We also are not afraid to litigate cases should the circumstances call for it, especially if the defendant’s actions were particularly egregious or your injuries were catastrophic given the fact that litigation is often the only way to recover maximum compensation. By contrast, most law firms simply engage the insurance company in settlement negotiations which often ends in the client receiving an insufficient compensation amount which may not cover their medical bills, let alone the lost wages and non-economic damages.

On top of having nationwide reach thanks our network of trusted and vetted referral law firms and attorneys, we also run a bilingual firm (hablamos Español), and we take on all cases on contingency fee basis, which simply means that there are ZERO UPFRONT FEES during the processing of your claim, as we only levy our fees at the end of the suit, and only if we’ve recovered compensation on your behalf. If you got injured at college due to inadequate security, please give us a call NOW at (314) 481-63338 to learn more about your legal options for justice and compensation – our intake team is standing by.

Common Instances of Negligent Security at Campuses

Here are some of the most common instances of negligent security at campuses:

1. Insufficient lighting – many campuses lack adequate lighting in walkways and parking lots, which may attract criminals to perform their nefarious activities. In addition, the lack of proper lighting may make it possible or more likely for students to lose their footing and fall, injuring themselves.
2. Inadequate emergency response – Understaffing when it comes to security may put students at risk even when they try to sound an alarm as security personnel may be stretched thin, attending to other crises. In addition, the absence of functioning emergency call boxes may leave students without a viable option to call for help during emergencies or assault
3. Sexual assault – Unfortunately, many campuses across the country have experienced high-profile assault cases which could have been prevented had the campus had sufficient campus policing or awareness programs.
4. Theft and burglary – Poor implementation of security measures as well as the lack of a nearby security post may embolden other students and external criminal elements to take advantage of the lax or non-existent security

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Some of the liable parties in injury claims due to inadequate campus security include the university or college management itself, security personnel or contractors, local law enforcement, event organizers if the security breach occurred during a campus concert or seminar, as well as maintenance contractors who were hired to manage lighting or landscaping, as their substandard or negligent work may have contributed to the accident.

One may be able to recover damages for things like the cost of medical care, lost wages, pain and suffering, the cost of relocating to another campus, legal fees and so much more. If you or a loved one was injured at a campus, do not sit idly by, and don’t talk to anyone until you speak to us at (314) 481-63338 NOW to learn more about how we can help secure your justice and maximum compensation. Thanks for choosing McCready Law, and we look forward to helping you.