Gas Station Crime Lawyer

Lack of Security at a Gas Station Lawsuit

Gas stations are very busy places, where many people come and go. Most gas stations also have convenience stores attached, which are also high traffic arenas for many people on the roads and byways. A gas station is responsible to provide security when the gas station is open to the public. This will include close circuit security cameras and CCTV surveillance and monitoring of the premises. A gas station is responsible to keep the patrons safe while they are using the gas station facilities.

People going to a gas station are either filling up on gas or fuel, buying products or food from the convenience store, checking the tire pressure in a tire, using the restroom facilities, or stopping for getting directions or asking questions from the staff. If a gas station does not provide safety for the people frequenting this facility, people will be injured. It will be the case that the gas station will be responsible for the harm that occurs to the patrons. This is unacceptable, as then there will be problems for the patrons and customers from criminal elements also using these facilities with the public for criminal gain.

Sexual Assaults Experienced at a Gas Station

Owners, managers and operators of a gas station have the responsibility to protect the patrons who frequent the gas station. Many crimes are committed in and around gas stations. Because of the long open hours, and 24/7 open availability of some gas stations, criminals often target gas stations for these reasons. Criminals often target gas stations to commit criminal actions, such as:

• Vandalism
• Sexual assault
• Fuel theft
• Product theft
• Credit card theft
• Accidents
• Damage to the gas station
• Muggings
• Car jackings
• Theft from a car
• Abductions
• Fighting

In the case that you are injured at a gas station because of a criminal offender personally injuring you there, you need to call us at our law office. We will be able to talk to you about initiating a lawsuit on the merits of your case.
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Assault and Battery

People are often assaulted and battered at gas stations. This is because criminals will lie in wait at a gas station to perpetrate a crime of opportunity. This means that there are some criminal individuals who will look for someone to beat up or punch at a gas station, to take property from that unsuspecting individual. If you are punched, kicked, dragged or beat up at a gas station, you need to call us immediately to discuss your claim.

Mugged at Gun Point and Robbed

It is actually not unusual to be mugged at gun point and robbed at a gas station. Many people with a criminal intention will hang out or wait nearby to a gas station to rob, mug or otherwise threaten with a gun people stopping to get gas. This is not meant to happen, as the gas station owner, manager or worker is supposed to monitor threats to the safety of the patrons and customers at the gas station.

But when the managers or workers are not attentive to the safety of the customers, the criminals and offenders can get out of hand – and mug, rob or otherwise hold up customers at gun point. If you have been held up at gun point, mugged or robbed at a gas station, you need to call our legal team at the Normandie Law Firm today.

Victims of Criminal Acts by Homeless and Transients

The fact that there are many homeless people and transients near gas stations is a disturbing but verified fact. Many people panhandle and hang around gas stations in an effort to pick up or ask patrons for their spare change. This will often result in homeless people or transient people to go ahead and five finger pickup aka “steal” from patrons and customers at a gas station.

In general, the owner, supervisor, manager or worker at a gas station needs to be preemptively trained on how to handle homeless people and transient people from harassing, assaulting or otherwise stealing from paying customers and patrons to the gas station. There is no excuse that the owner, manager and other supervisors are not being in control of the goings-on at the gas station premises. The safety of the patrons needs to be protected at all times at a gas station.

Gas Station Responsibility for Criminal Acts on the Premises

When there is a lack of security at a gas station, you can expect that there will be next a series of victims who are susceptible to being personally injured by perpetrators of a gas station crime. Similarly, if there are no security cameras or non-functioning security cameras at a gas station, criminal elements will take advantage of that situation to hurt others at the gas station for their own ill-gotten ends.

Any time that there are prior crimes and prior incidents at a gas station, the owners, operators and managers should be on notice that they need to be more diligent in managing the daily affairs at the gas station. When the owners and operators of a gas station do not take proper responsibility for the safety of the customers, then there is a lack of proper safety precautions at the gas station. This will usually result in many patrons and other customers to become the victim of a gas station crime. If you are the victim of a crime at a gas station, you need to call a lawyer who understands your needs. You can discuss your case with lawyers who can help with initiating a lawsuit on the merits of your case. But this will only get started if you give us a call right now.

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When you give us a call, we are able to offer to you our free second opinion. You have the right to talk to anyone you want to discuss your case with, and our legal team is ready to go over the particulars of your case right now.

Can I Sue for Being the Victim of a Gas Station Crime?

Yes, you can sue if you are the victim of a gas station crime. You need to call us at the Normandie Law Firm, to talk to our Los Angeles case lawyers. We can review your case with you, and you can file a lawsuit on the merits of your claim.

Call for a Free Consultation

We are here to offer to you a free consultation when you give us a call at the Normandie Law Firm. We want to give you the peace of mind that you deserve, when you have been personally injured at a gas station. Just give us a call today, and we will be able to go over your claim, to discuss the next steps to initiating your lawsuit.

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