Proprietors Beware: Recent Changes in Negligent Security Cases Involving Third-Party Criminal Acts and The State of the Law Moving Forward After the Supreme Court of Georgia’s Most Recent Decision in Georgia CVS v. Carmichael

Authors

Blake Williamson

Publication Date

6-2024

Document Type

Comment

Abstract

The burgeoning surge in criminal activity within the United States has precipitated a corresponding increase in legal actions aimed at ascertaining the liability of business proprietors for crimes that transpire on their premises. Although the legal and factual questions surrounding the attribution of liability for the criminal acts of third parties often prove intricate, the crux of the matter remains consistent with that encountered in other premises liability actions—namely, did the proprietor possess superior knowledge of the danger that injured the plaintiff?

Recommended Citation

Williamson, Blake (2024) "Proprietors Beware: Recent Changes in Negligent Security Cases Involving Third-Party Criminal Acts and The State of the Law Moving Forward After the Supreme Court of Georgia’s Most Recent Decision in Georgia CVS v. Carmichael," Mercer Law Review: Vol. 75: No. 5, Article 10.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.mercer.edu/jour_mlr/vol75/iss5/10