The Crime Victim Lawyers at Bellwoar Kelly, LLP know that hotels are meant to be relaxing. They come with pool access, room service, and amenities that take the stress out of staying in a different place. While the focus is on the customer, hotels are also a place of business that hire employees that operate and maintain a comfortable stay for the guests. In the same way that hotels are meant to relax customers they are supposed to protect their employees. Employers of any company provide their employees with the peace of mind that they will have money in their wallet, and most importantly, are physically protected from harm.
In the case of one hotel employee her company fell short of their obligation to protect their employees from harm. After an altercation with another employee that led to their firing, a hotel employee walked out of her job and right into an assault. During the work day two of the hotel staff got into a verbal altercation which resulted in the termination of their employment. Once they both left the property, the other employee sprang into a violent rage that left her physically harmed with significant injuries. While the offender, an ex-felon that had a previous history of aggravated assault, was charged with the felony, the whole incident could have been avoided entirely by the hotel manager. The manager knew of the offender’s criminal record and of the prior incident and let both employees leave at the same time. This negligence gave way for an opportunity for the violent offense which would not have happened if the manager staggered their contract termination.
Once the case landed on the desks of our top Crime Victim attorneys at Bellwoar Kelly, LLP they knew they had to take this case. The hotel manager had prior knowledge of both the verbal incident and the employee’s criminal record and still let the two leave together. The attorney on the case made the argument that with the manager’s full knowledge of the situation he had the capacity to minimize the interaction between the two employees as much as possible but his careless action led to the brutal incident. With this argument the case was settled and the woman was awarded $400,000 in compensation.
If ever you are the victim of an aggravated assault, the case might not end at a conviction. If the assault was the result of a negligent action you may be entitled to financial compensation. Contact Chester County’s top attorneys at Bellwoar Kelly, LLP to get the settlement you deserve. In some cases, like that of the hotel worker, the assault and subsequent injuries could have been easily avoided.
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At Bellwoar Kelly, LLP we are ready to fight for you to get you the money you deserve. No one deserves to get attacked and assault cases like this shouldn’t happen. They are the result of careless actions that have horrendous consequences. The Crime Victim Lawyers at Bellwoar Kelly, LLP know that assaults like this are preventable and we know that we can get you the financial compensation you deserve. Give us a call at 610-314-7066 or CLICK HERE To schedule a Free Consultation today to see how hard we’ll fight for you.