Every year, thousands of visitors of night time establishments, including concert venues, bars, nightclubs, and sporting arenas, suffer serious injuries due to acts of violence perpetrated against them by other patrons and/or facility security personnel. Victims of serious injuries due to the intentional or negligent conduct of others are entitled to full and just compensation. If you have suffered an attack or assault at the hands of a security guard, bouncer, or anyone else, our qualified Los Angeles assault and battery lawyers with experience handling nightclub injury claims will be happy to hear about your case and provide you with the legal advice that you need. Please read below for nightclub injury lawsuit information.
A security guard or bouncer has no right to use violence on you or use unnecessary force to take control of a situation. They can use force, but it has to be reasonable and just enough to diffuse the situation at hand. Our top-rated law firm has seen many cases where security personnel used excessive force, causing our clients injuries. If you believe you have been the victim of security assault and need a skilled negligent security attack attorney to represent you, we would like to hear your story and sue the security guard, bouncer, or boss for your injuries.
About Our Law Firm: The Normandie Law Firm has a lot of experience in cases involving individuals who have suffered harm due to a lack of security or intentional acts of conduct by security guards and other security personnel in Los Angeles and the rest of Southern California. We have been rated as one of the top law firms in the region with leading case results. We have the resources and expertise to handle complex cases and get our clients the maximum amount of recovery for their damages. If you have been the victim of assault and battery at a nightclub, bar, or any other place, you might be entitled to significant compensation. Please call our law offices for a free case review by one of our attorneys with experience in nightclub injury cases.
Imagine you’re at a nightclub or bar where everyone’s drinking. A security guard or bouncer wants you out for whatever reason. He pushes you and you fall, hitting your head on the concrete floor. This situation is not uncommon. The security and bouncers know that people are inebriated, and any trained personnel in that situation knows pushing a person who has been drinking can be dangerous to the safety of the person. Regardless, every day we see and hear that a bouncer attacked a patron, causing the person to sustain injuries. This is not right, and our accomplished Los Angeles security assault lawyers are here to get justice for victims of such incidents. We can sue a bar, sue a nightclub, and sue other places for injuries that security and bouncers caused you.
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Common Nightclub and Bar Injuries
Some of the most common injuries attributable to acts of violence in night time establishments, including bars and nightclubs, are as follows.
- Stabbing and gunshot wounds, resulting in severe organ damage and organ failure.
- Head trauma, resulting in traumatic brain injury.
- Spinal cord damage, including nerve injury, paraplegia, and quadriplegia.
- Facial injuries, including broken teeth, scarring, broken nose, and facial lacerations.
- Broken or cracked ribs and other bones in the body.
- Eye injuries, including blinding due to puncture wounds.
- Emotional trauma, including PTSD, stress, anxiety, and depression.
Security Guard Assault and Battery Attorney in Los Angeles
Our experienced Los Angeles assault and battery lawyers are fully aware of all the laws regarding the liability basis for assault and battery cases that happen in public as well as private establishments. Under premises liability laws, the owner of a property must take reasonable steps to prevent foreseeable acts of crime perpetrated by either other patrons or intentional acts of harm by security guards. In determining the foreseeability of a violent or criminal act, courts must consider several elements.
• What was the foreseeability of the harm to the injured victim?
• Was there and what was the policy of the establishment in preventing violent acts?
• What was the causal connection between the injury suffered and the negligent or wrongful acts of the property owner?
A qualified attorney who has experience in nightclub injury cases can help prove who was liable for your injuries.
Nightclub Injury Lawyer Los Angeles
The nightclub presents a special situation because it is a place that people visit to have fun. Dancing, drinking, and socializing with other people are activities that everyone going to a nightclub or bar enjoys. However, problems arise when two people at a bar get into a fight. Fights are not uncommon at these clubs, especially when alcohol is involved. When two people get into a fight, security usually tries to diffuse the situation by forcing both members out of the club. However, they cannot use excessive force to do that. Sometimes security and bouncers are untrained, and they use violence to force the people out. They could push you or use their batons to hit you. The bouncer could beat you up because he feels that you are not obeying his unlawful commands. It is quite common for bouncers and security to beat someone up because they felt disrespected. Even if you are being belligerent, that’s no excuse for the security guard to hit you.
Injuries are not always caused by the security guards. Sometimes two patrons who are visiting a club get into a fight with each other, and punch each other or stab each other, causing severe injuries. These scenarios are also not uncommon. You could have negligent security who should have been there to diffuse the situation, but they were nowhere to be found, or perhaps they did not take care of the situation properly and efficiently. In both scenarios (whether the injuries were caused by bar personnel or random patrons), our experienced assault lawyers in Los Angeles would like to hear about your case and see if we can sue the nightclub for your injuries. It is crucial to find attorneys experienced in security guard assault cases.
Reviews from Real Clients
My friends and I were at a bar enjoying a night out after a long week of work. I got separated from the group for just a few moments and suddenly was thrown onto the floor and kicked repeatedly. The incident left me with multiple fractured ribs and other injuries. With the help of Normandie Law, I was able to file an assault and battery claim and get the best payout available.
Joseph R.
If you are in need of an assault and battery lawyer after an incident at a club or even a bar, these lawyers can help you. They helped me with my assault and battery claim and got me an amazing settlement.
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Thanks to Normandie Law Firm, I was able to file an assault and battery claim against a bar and get a significant payout for the harm that I suffered. I really don’t think that I would’ve been able to get such a great payout without the help of this amazing legal team.
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The entire team are very professional and handled my club assault and battery claim very effectively and were able to negotiate quickly to get me the justice that I deserve for the injuries that I sustained when the guy at the club beat me up. Thank you so much for everything.
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Filing a Negligence Based Personal Injury Lawsuit Against Property Owners
Negligence based lawsuits are predicated on proving several elements described in detail below.
- The liable party owed a duty of care to the injured individual – Property owners owed a general duty of care to visitors to protect from and/or warn of all known dangers on their property.
- The liable party breached his or her duty of care – This can be shown by a lack of proper security or use of security which posed a harm to the patron.
- The breach of the duty resulted in the accident or violent act.
- The incident or violent act resulted in severe harm to the plaintiff.
Sue Nightclub for Injuries Due to Security Guard Assault
Accomplished nightclub assault lawyers can receive compensation for victims of assault and battery suffered at a nightclub. Victims of assault and battery by security guards or acts of violence in a nightclub and other establishments due to a lack of proper security are entitled to compensation under California personal injury laws for all harms suffered. Even if the bouncer beat someone up at a private party and not at a nightclub that’s open to the public, compensation is still possible. A detailed list of damages compensable in a personal injury lawsuit is provided below.
- All physical harm suffered, including cost of medical care, future medical expenses, doctor’s visits, prescription drug medication, and future medical and rehabilitation care.
- Pain and suffering, including emotional trauma, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
What Is the Value of My Case:
How do you determine case value? In cases where the injured party suffered serious injuries, it is more apparent to identify the value of your case. However, in cases where the injuries are more hidden, determining the value may be challenging. Case value is determined by looking at the damage the injury caused to the plaintiff’s life. How has the injury changed the life of the injured party and what will it take to return that person to his pre‐injury state? In more severe cases, the damage is not reversible. This is true in cases where the patron was savagely beaten and suffered life-altering brain damage or irreversible neck and back trauma. These injuries are even more serious when they involve a weapon like a gun, a knife, or a baton. In such cases, the damage can be significant.
A true assessment of the value of your case can only be made after observing all of your injuries. In certain cases, the injuries you have sustained can take months to manifest. This is particularly true in cases where you have a potential brain injury or other long-term invisible injury. An attorney with expertise in nightclub injury lawsuits can give you a better estimate of what you may earn from a lawsuit.
Statute of Limitation for Filing a Lawsuit:
The Statute of Limitations is the timing deadline an individual has to file a personal injury lawsuit in civil court. In the state of California, the statute of limitations for filing a personal injury lawsuit against a private entity is two years from the date of the injury. Claims against government entities must be filed with the agency in question within 180 days (6 months) from the date of the accident or injury.
Some of our clients are unable to remember when the statute of limitations is up on their cases, and they ask us to help. Our experienced lawyers are more than willing to represent you and make sure all of your documents and demands are sent on time.
How to File a Police Report
Without a doubt, after suffering assault and battery at the hands of a security guard, there are a number of things that you should do to prepare to pursue a claim and hold the negligent parties or entities accountable. A major step in holding negligent parties accountable is filing a police report. You might have some of the following questions:
- How do I file a police report against a security guard for assault?
- How do I file a police report against a security guard company for assault?
- How do I file a police report against a store employee for assault?
- Do I need to go to the police station?
- Should I press charges?
- Can I get him or her and make them accountable for the harm that I suffered?
Yes, you should definitely contact police. Whether you contact them immediately after the incident (and they come to you) or you go into the police station, it is important that you file a report. You should provide the police with all the information surrounding the incident, and you must remember to request a copy of the report for your records. What about pressing charges after the incident? Although you can definitely file a civil case without pressing charges, you should still consider pressing charges (after all, assault and battery is a crime).
The police will help you with the process of filing a police report; you should never be afraid of filing the report. Before you file the report, however, it is important that you have all important details, including the name of the person that attacked you, the name of the security company that he or she works through, the name of the nightclub or other location where the incident happened, the date/time that the incident happened, etc.
Although filing a police report is important, it is also important to file incident reports with the individual entities involved. For example, if you were attacked at a nightclub by a security guard hired through a guard company, you would file an incident report with the nightclub owner as well as the security guard company. On the other hand, if you were attacked at a nightclub by a security guard that was employed directly with the establishment, you would only have to file an incident claim with the property owner.
For more information, do not hesitate to seek legal assistance with the experts at our firm immediately. Our lawyers are ready to guide you every step of the way.
Attorney Assistance: The experienced attorneys at our law firm are proud to provide legal services to their community. They have experience in security guard assault cases and there are no better expert lawyers available to litigate your claim.
All legal confidential legal consultations are provided free of charge by an attorney who has experience in nightclub injuries. To contact our law firm, feel free to call our office toll free (800) 790-5422.
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