Personal Injury Law

Contract Security Firm May be Liable for Injury

By Ben Glass

According to a ruling by the Arizona Court of Appeals, retailers who hire security firms in to patrol their premises can be held liable if a customer receives a personal injury.

The judges acknowledged that firms who hire independent contractors for such jobs generally cannot be sued for the activities of the employees of that contractor. However, according to Judge Garve Vásquez, that changes when the rules and regulations for those workers are actually set by the retailer. He said that in that case, the retailer also assumes some of the liability.

Full post as published by Northern Virginia Personal Injury Lawyer on January 07, 2008 (boomark / email).