On April 17, 2023, 16-year-old Tedrick Moss was shot while visiting a friend at the Village at Delray apartment complex in Delray Beach, Florida, leaving him a quadriplegic. He received emergency treatment for gunshot wounds to his neck and shoulder at Delray Medical Center and spent months in rehabilitation before returning home, now requiring 24/7 nursing care and facing ongoing challenges. At the time of the incident, the complex had no effective security measures, despite a troubling history of violent crime in the area, which included armed robberies and assaults.

Yaimi Guevara Machado was locked out of her room at the Chesapeake Motel. She went to the front desk and asked that the room be opened. The clerk instructed Ms. Guevara Machado to wait outside her room. Twenty-minutes prior a man walked into the lobby drunk and asked for beer and a prostitute. The front desk clerk sold the man beer and told him he needed to find servicewomen outside. The man leaves the lobby and stops a housekeeper asking her for a kiss. The housekeeper threatens to call the front desk, but the man leaves once he sees Ms. Guevara Machado in the hallway. Sadly, her room door was never opened and the last time she was seen was walking toward the front entrance in the area where she was brutally murdered by the man.

On June 9, 2009, 24 year-old Trinard Snell was shot and killed during an attempted armed robbery at the car wash located at the 71st Street Valero Gas Station. He lost his life in a completely unprovoked attack, while sitting under a tent at the car wash, waiting for the next customer to arrive.Three young men came up behind Trinard in an attempt to rob him and his co-worker. Unable to see what was going on, he jumped up and ran but was shot from behind and killed. Despite an alarming history of violent crimes against persons on the property, the operator did absolutely nothing to protect Trinard Snell and other customers of the car wash and gas station. Mr. Snell’s mother sued the owners of the convenience store for negligent security. In 2012, a jury found the owners negligent for failing to implement proper and adequate security measures and awarded the family $5.7 Million.

Plaintiff Sami Barrak was a patron at Tootsie’s Cabaret. He and a friend were leaving the establishment when the friend returned to retrieve an item left inside. As Barrak sat waiting in his car for his friend to return he was approached by an unknown person who shot Mr. Barrak in the neck rendering him a ventilator-dependent quadriplegic. The $102 Million verdict is the largest jury verdict awarded in history for a negligent security case.

During early morning hours John Doe headed to the airport to pick up his family. Upon entering his home, Mr. Doe realized something was amiss. While his family stayed downstairs, Mr. Doe went upstairs to have a look around and was shot by robbers ultimately rendering him a quadriplegic. Despite spiraling violence on their property, management had done absolutely nothing to prevent such violence and chaos.

On Christmas Day, Darrell Brackett was traveling home when his car ran out of gas. Brackett made a trip to a nearby gas station to fill up his container when he was ambushed by a gang of men who doused him in gas and set him on fire. Brackett suffered severe burns on 75 percent of his body and ultimately succumbed to his injuries on the day after Valentine’s Day. The family was awarded $5.5 Million following a settlement against the station’s owner.

Youness Adlan was a patron at Cameo Nightclub on South Beach ringing in the New Year. While waiting for his friend, Youness exited the back door of the club. Youness was in the doorway when Cody Quaife yanked him from the back door and pushed him toward the front. Eyewitnesses stated that Quaife, while unprovoked, punched Youness in the face. The one fatal blow caused Youness’ head to hit the sidewalk and resulted in a massive brain bleed that rendered him into a coma. The defendant, Cameo Nightclub, tendered $5 Million as a result.