Security Expert Witness

Premises Liability, Retail Loss Prevention and Negligent Security
 

Why is LPT Security Consulting different?  We are professional security consultants who have the practical background in applying best practices within applications in a number of environments.

We provide security expert witness services for plaintiff and defendant that involve premises liability, retail loss prevention cases involving shoplifting, and bars & nightclubs.    Our work includes crime analysis and the foreseeability of crime, adequacy of security measures, safety lighting and illumination, adequacy of training and supervision and the adequacy of policy and procedures.

We are often called upon in security cases involving crimes that occurred in parking lots, apartment communities, restaurants, hotels, convenience stores and have also been retained in a case involving a shooting involving a taxi cab company.

We have extensive litigation expertise including:

• Premises Liability and Inadequate Security:  We have significant experience in the area of premises liability security cases involving issues of inadequate security, inadequate training, hiring and supervision.  We are experts in Crime Analysis to establish foreseeability and to determine the reasonableness of security measures.  We offer a nation wide training and education for apartment management for safety and security awareness, assessments, and risk mitigation.

• Retail Loss Prevention.  There are few testifying experts in the United States who have our level of experience.  We have an extensive background in retail loss prevention management and consulting that spans over 35 years.  This provides counsel with unique insight into cases involving Retail Loss Prevention with issues such as hiring, training and supervision, false arrest, shoplifting, excessive use of force, death during apprehensions, false imprisonment, employee theft, wrongful termination in malls, and major retail settings. Prior cases include Wal Mart, JC Penney, Sears, Macy's, Burlington Coat Factory and others.  We have extensive experience with Wal-Mart's Loss Prevention cases.
   
• Security Guards, Bar, Lounge, Bouncer:  Competency and oversight is often called to the forefront in these civil cases. Our expertise extends into operations, hiring, training, job duties, supervision, and actions by bouncers in clubs and security personnel in other environments.  This includes mall security, shopping center security, proprietary/in-house and contract security guards and off duty police serving as apartment "courtesy officers".
   
• Insurance Casualty Claims:  Our expert services extend into the area of that involve the examination of the adequacy of security hardware such as burglar alarms, robbery alarms, closed circuit television (CCTV), fencing, and other physical security implementations such as guards and policy/procedure.  We also provide testimony on alarm failures connected with professional burglaries at warehouses and distribution centers.

Expert engagements have included:   Apartment Community Security, Background Investigations, Bars and Other Hospitality Lounges, Crime Prevention, Crowd Control and Management, Foreseeability Analysis, Inadequate Lighting, Loss Prevention (Retail) Procedures, Wal Mart, Motel, Negligent Hiring, Training, and Supervision. Parking Lots, Physical Security, Restaurant, Security Management Procedures,  Premises Liability, Premises Security Liability, Security Officer (guards) Performance, Security Design, Security Training, Security Systems, Security Awareness Programs, Security Training, Shoplifting , Shopping Centers/Malls, Sporting Events, Standard of Care, Standard Security Industry Practices, Taxi Security, Technology Management, Use of Force, Workplace Violence, Wrongful Death

 For a copy of Mr. Murphy's CV click here or call 713.899.2402

 

Our services are commonly used by plaintiff attorneys, personal injury attorneys, crime victim attorneys, premises liability attorneys, defense attorneys, inadequate security attorneys, security negligence attorneys, bar and club bouncer attorneys and security company attorneys.  We have been retained in matters involving :
Wal-Mart, JC Penney, Target, Walgreens, TGI Fridays, IHOP, Denny's,  Holiday Inn/Crowne Plaza Motel,  ADT, The City of Spokane, Brinker International/Chili's, Hawthorne Suites, Smith Protective Services, Guardsmark Security Services and other security guard companies, retail drug stores, motels and landlords.  We utilize Best Practices of the International Association of Professional Security Consultants (IAPSC) and the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS).