Haggard Crime Victim Attorneys has expanded its informational resources concerning negligent security claims, including information relevant to civil claims arising in Arizona. The September 2026 update addresses how negligent security cases are evaluated when violent incidents occur on commercial, residential, or other privately controlled properties.
“Negligent security cases require an examination of the circumstances surrounding the property, the security measures in place, and the information available before an incident occurred,” said Michael Haggard, Esq., Managing Partner of Haggard Crime Victim Attorneys. “The updated materials are intended to explain the civil litigation process and the types of information that may be examined during an investigation.”
Negligent security is an area of premises liability involving allegations that inadequate security conditions contributed to an injury caused by criminal activity. The legal analysis depends on the facts of an individual incident and the law governing the property where it occurred. Haggard Crime Victim Attorneys provides information about these claims through its official website, including material concerning the investigation and litigation of premises-related incidents.
An investigation may examine the location of an incident, the nature of the property, prior events associated with the premises, and security practices in effect at the relevant time. Records concerning access controls, lighting, surveillance equipment, security personnel, incident reports, and property-management procedures may become relevant depending on the circumstances. The existence or absence of particular security measures does not independently establish liability.
Civil negligent security claims are separate from criminal proceedings against a person accused of committing an assault, shooting, robbery, or other offense. A criminal case addresses alleged violations of criminal law, while a civil premises case may examine whether a property owner, operator, manager, or another responsible party had legal duties concerning conditions at the property. The standards applicable to a civil claim depend on jurisdiction and case-specific facts.
For incidents in Arizona, state law governs the legal standards applicable to premises liability claims filed there. Questions concerning duty, notice, causation, damages, and responsibility require examination under applicable Arizona law rather than a generalized national standard. The firm’s updated negligent security materials describe the broader category of claims while recognizing that individual cases require jurisdiction-specific analysis.
Evidence preservation can form an important part of a negligent security investigation. Available materials can include surveillance recordings, photographs, incident reports, police records, witness information, maintenance documents, contracts, correspondence, and records describing security procedures. Attorneys and other parties involved in litigation may also examine information concerning previous incidents when that information is legally relevant to the issues presented.
The types of properties involved in negligent security litigation vary. Claims can arise from incidents at apartment communities, hotels, parking facilities, retail properties, entertainment venues, restaurants, and other locations controlled or managed by private entities. The legal inquiry concerns the particular property and incident rather than the property category alone.
Haggard Crime Victim Attorneys handles civil matters involving crime victims and premises-related incidents. The firm identifies negligent security, shooting incidents, assault cases, wrongful death matters, and civil sexual assault claims among the areas addressed by its crime-victim practice. Its website states that the practice handles matters nationally, with jurisdictional requirements addressed according to the location and circumstances of a case.
Michael Haggard serves as Managing Partner of The Haggard Law Firm and practices in areas that include negligent security, wrongful death, premises liability, and other civil litigation. The firm’s published attorney biography states that Haggard became a partner in 2001 after earlier work as a public defender and at a personal injury practice. His professional work has included litigation involving allegations of inadequate security at commercial and residential properties.
The expanded resources also distinguish an investigation from a determination of legal responsibility. Information gathered during an investigation may be used to evaluate the duties of parties associated with a property, the conditions that existed before an incident, and the relationship between those conditions and the alleged harm. Courts and factfinders determine disputed issues when civil claims proceed through litigation.
The informational update is part of the firm’s broader publication of materials concerning civil claims available to crime victims. The resources describe general concepts and do not determine whether a particular event supports a claim, because legal conclusions depend on applicable law and the evidence associated with each matter.
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