security guard | Personal Injury
Employers may be held liable for an assault and or battery committed by one of their security guards (through vicarious liability) if they were acting within the scope of their employment.
Assault: A civil assault occurs when there is a reasonable apprehension of an imminent harm or an offensive touching. Learn More
Battery: A civil battery occurs when there is an unlawful, unconsented to harmful or offensive touching. Learn More
security guard | Vicarious Liability
A business (company, corporation, etc.) is responsible for the harm caused by the wrongful conduct of their employees while acting within the scope of their employment (or authority).
Example Scenario 1: Jose is inside Beers and Liquor’s Bar. He is drinking and horsing around with a friend. The Bar’s security guards think that he is being too loud and ask him to leave. Jose asks why and the next thing he knows he is pushed and punched to ground suffering a concussion and other injuries. He has an injury claim against the Bar for the assault and battery committed by its security guards.
Assault and Battery | Elements
To recover for a battery, an injury victim must establish all of the following:
- That they were touched in an offensive or harmful manner;
- That they did not consent to being touched;
- That they were harmed (or offended); and
- That the harmful or offensive contact was unreasonable.
Ordaz Law, APC | security guard
Juan J. Ordaz Jr. provides candid, hardworking and personal legal representation to individuals seeking a security guard, assault and battery, personal injury lawyer in San Diego County. We help victims suffering from a variety of injuries who have sustained their injuries through different assault and battery injury producing incidents.
We believe that it is a necessity to represent people who have sustained traumatic and debilitating injuries, and suffered ultimate losses.
Call (619) 550-3617 today so that we may schedule your free and discreet consultation with a premier San Diego security guard, assault and battery, personal injury lawyer.
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