Negligent Security / Rape & Murder of Elderly Resident
N/AOUTCOME: Goldberg Legal secured a $3 million judgment in compensatory damages, $15 million in punitive damages, and $720,000 in attorney fees against the criminal defendant, and obtained a $570,000 global settlement from the security company and apartment complex.
A 60-year-old resident living in her apartment, reasonably trusting that the building’s security measures would protect her. That trust was tragically misplaced. The security company and apartment comp ... lex failed to maintain basic safety protocols, allowing a violent intruder to gain access. The intruder raped and murdered her. This was a preventable tragedy. She was not a stranger or passerby—she was a resident whose safety the property owner and security provider had a legal duty to protect.