By Dr. Gary Deel
Read the conclusion of a lawsuit against a hotel for a slip-and-fall accident. Learn why it's so important for hotels to be proactive about maintenance in order to avoid such cases of negligence.
By Dr. Gary Deel
In the first part of this series, learn about the case of a woman who slipped and fell on a puddle of water in her hotel bathroom. Is the hotel negligent by default because of the source of the water?
By Dr. Gary Deel
In the final article in this series learn how the lawsuit ends. What lessons can other hotels learn about how to conduct its operations?
By Dr. Gary Deel
In this phase of the litigation, investigators evaluate the operation of the hotel's security team and department. Should security personnel have known the accused officer was not at his assigned location?
By Dr. Gary Deel
In this part of the litigation, lawyers investigate the hotel's security infrastructure. Did security officers competently live- monitor surveillance cameras? If so, why didn't they identify the suspicious behavior of an officer and stop him before he assaulted a young man?
Dr. Gary Deel
What's the hotel's responsibility for a security officer who assaulted a young man? Did the hotel properly vet him during the hiring process?
By Gary Deel
After the sexual assault of a young man by a hotel security officer, the general manager and security director made several major mistakes. Was this incompetence or intentional?
