{"id":1042,"date":"2015-12-04T16:10:44","date_gmt":"2015-12-04T16:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/blog\/?p=1042"},"modified":"2015-12-04T16:10:44","modified_gmt":"2015-12-04T16:10:44","slug":"family-files-5-million-lawsuit-against-zombicon-organizers-and-security-company-for-shooting-death-at-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/blog\/family-files-5-million-lawsuit-against-zombicon-organizers-and-security-company-for-shooting-death-at-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Files $5 Million Lawsuit Against Zombicon Organizers and Security Company for Shooting Death at Event."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/boston-massachusetts-negligent-security-accidents-injury-lawyers-attorneys.php\">Negligent security claims<\/a><\/em><\/strong><strong> may arise from any attack that occurs on a property that was insufficiently or improperly secured, thereby rendering it a dangerous premise vulnerable to criminal activity.\u00a0 <\/strong>Negligent security poses a risk to all residents.\u00a0 Hundreds of people are assaulted, injured or killed in parking lots, schools, work places, hotels, college campuses, events, nursing homes and businesses every year.\u00a0 Injuries vary widely, and are often both emotional and physically traumatizing.\u00a0 In such a scenario, gaining the advice of a <strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/massachusettsnegligentsecuritylawyer.com\">Boston, MA negligent security lawyer<\/a><\/em><\/strong> is a step in the right direction.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QEzDBn99utM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>On October 17, 2015, Expavious Tyrell Taylor attended the Zombicon event in downtown Fort Meyers, Florida.\u00a0 The event, which draws over 20,000 people, is a large block party with a post-apocalyptic theme.\u00a0 Most attendees wear costumes and the event admitted people who brought fake weapons with them.\u00a0 <strong>An unidentified attendee, however, shot at the crowd and struck Taylor, who died at the scene.\u00a0 <\/strong>Five other people also were injured.<\/p>\n<p><strong>According to naplesnews.com, Taylor\u2019s grandmother has filed a $5 million <em><a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/boston-massachusetts-wrongful-death.php\">wrongful death lawsuit<\/a><\/em> against the Zombicon\u2019s nonprofit organizer, Pushing Daizies, and Southwest Florida Security and Investigations.<\/strong>\u00a0 The lawsuit alleges that the organizers and the security company \u201cfailed to take necessary precautions to ensure the outdoor costume festival would be reasonably safe.\u201d \u00a0<strong>Furthermore the lawsuit alleges that the defendants failed to check attendees for real weapons, failed to hire properly trained security guards and failed to provide crowd control.<\/strong>\u00a0 The City of Fort Myers and the Fort Myers Police Department may also be named as defendants in this suit. \u00a0Attorney Scot Goldberg is representing the plaintiff in this lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p>If you or a loved one has been injured or killed as a result of negligent or inadequate security, please call our Boston, MA negligent security lawyers today at 617-787-3700 or email us at <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/boston-massachusetts-contact-gilbert-hoy-lawyers-attorneys.php\">info@gilhoylaw.com<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Negligent security claims may arise from any attack that occurs on a property that was insufficiently or improperly secured, thereby rendering it a dangerous premise vulnerable to criminal activity.\u00a0 Negligent security poses a risk to all residents.\u00a0 Hundreds of people &hellip; 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