Premises Liability & Negligent Security

The team at Smith Sconzert has extensive experience in the defense of premises liability and negligent security matters.  We serve an array of retailers, restaurants and various business owners against claims for injuries sustained by customers, visitors and sometimes trespassers in and around the premises. 

Our expertise ranges from simple slip and falls to negligent security matters including mass shootings, facility maintenance or lack thereof and issues involving vendor performance.

These types of cases can involve injuries as simple as a soft tissue strain or be as complex as death and/or serious personal injuries. For this reason, having the best, most experienced defense team in place as soon as possible is imperative to controlling costs on premises liability and negligent security matters.

Our team of well-seasoned litigators know how to quickly evaluate these matters and make recommendations on settlement, evidence preservation and preparation of a strategic defense tailored to the facts of the case. 

Our expertise includes:

• Defects on the Premises
• Acts of Third Parties
• Slip and Falls
• Falling Merchandise
• Parking Lot Design
• Lighting
• Homeless Encampments
• Fencing & Perimeters
• Sidewalks/Walkway Design
• Handicap Accessibility