Premises Security Cases

• Author: Larry Booth/Roger Booth
• Pages: 215-230

6-1 (Rev. 2, 11/13)

Chapter 6

PREMISES SECURITY CASES

I. ELEMENTS OF CAUSE OF ACTION AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES

A. Theories of Liability

§6:01 Negligence

§6:02 Typical Cases

§6:03 Forseeability

§6:04 Additional Theories

B. Defenses and Defense Strategies

§6:10 Plaintiff’s Negligence and Assumption of Risk

§6:11 Employer Negligence

§6:12 Apportionment of Fault to the Criminal

II. INTERVIEW AND INVESTIGATION

§6:20 Interview of Plaintiff

§6:21 Investigation Checklist

III. PLEADINGS

§6:30 Premises Security Complaints in General

§6:31 Form: Complaint; Parking Lot Attack

§6:32 Form: Complaint; Home Invasion

IV. WRITTEN DISCOVERY

§6:40 General Information About Plaintiff’s Written Discovery

§6:41 Form: Interrogatories to Defendant; Premises Security

§6:42 Form: Requests for Production of Documents From Defendant; Premises Security

V. DEPOSITIONS

A. Deposing Defense Witnesses

§6:50 Persons to Depose

§6:51 Sample Deposition Questions for Defendant’s Employees

§6:52 Checklist: Deposition of Defense Expert

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B. Preparing Plaintiff’s Witnesses for Depositions

§6:60 Deposition of Plaintiff

§6:61 Deposition of Plaintiff’s Expert

VI. SETTLEMENT STRATEGIES

§6:70 Focus Groups

§6:71 Mediation

VII. TRIAL PREPARATION

§6:80 Preparation for Opening Statements

§6:81 Trial Notebooks

§6:82 Jury Selection