Sep 23, 2016 | Negligent Security, Personal Injury, Premises Liability
Orlando is an international travel destination, drawing people from all walks of life and from all areas of the world. Travelers save up for months or even years to make such a trip, arriving excited and eager to make their dreams come true. For one international couple that dream trip turned into a nightmare when they were viciously attacked at gunpoint and the woman was sexually assaulted. All of this occurred inside their motel room near International Drive. The couple in question did nothing wrong, nothing out of the ordinary, nothing that, in their experience, should have set them up to be victims of this terrible crime. And yet, they were. A Pattern Of Crime Opens The Door To Negligent Security After the attack, an investigation turned up several facts that should have alerted the motel property owners and management that their guests’ safety and security was at risk. Two of the most important were: The area was known for having suffered a recent bout of crime, and A similar attack had occurred at the same property, around the same time, by two men who matched similar descriptions just four days prior and no arrests were made. The fact that a similar crime had occurred within a week prior and that the suspects were at-large should have been enough for motel management to see the need to increase security measures. Unfortunately, that did not happen. What is even worse is the fact that the international guests were never informed of the prior incident when they checked in or spoke with staff during their time at the motel. Without this...
