SMSI Inc. offers two broad based services: Security Management Support and Security Litigation Support. The litigation support is provided on behalf of plaintiffs and/or on behalf of defendants. Security Management Support is generally a proactive offering, while the Litigation Support Offering is reactive, responsive to a lawsuit. Security is a situational discipline, and the product […]
Security litigations include both the sins of omission, as well as the sins of commission. The adequacy and efficacy of security programs are defined situationally, on a case by case basis. Defining a reasonable standard of care is also situational, to be determined by the ambient threat environment. Because the ambient threat environment is dynamic […]
Most security driven litigation results from claims of inadequate security. This occurs most frequently when a guest or invitee allegedly becomes victimized by the criminal acts of a third party while on the property of the enterprise being sued. There are occasions that an invitee alleges victimization by an employee or contractor of the property […]