If I am attacked in a hotel parking lot, can I sue the hotel for my injuries? If you are attacked in a hotel parking lot and you have sustained serious injuries, you may be entitled to sue the hotel for damages. This would be considered a premise liability lawsuit. In Alabama you may have a cause of action against a property owner if they failed to use reasonable care to ensure that their property is in a safe condition. 
This is especially true when it comes to hotel owners because their business is based around having people stay at their property for profit. This means that they need to ensure that their property is in a safe condition inside and out. This includes a duty to ensure that their parking lots are kept in a safe condition in order to keep their guests safe.
In order to be successful in a premise liability lawsuit you will need to prove that the property owner knew or should have known about an unsafe condition on their property. In the case of being attacked in a hotel parking lot you will need to prove that the hotel owner was negligent in not providing parking lot security in order to deter dangerous activity. The person who attacked you would clearly be held responsible for your injuries, but you may also have a cause of action against the hotel owner.
You will need to prove that the hotel provided negligent security and that was the reason that you were attacked and injured. There are many steps that a hotel owner needs to take to ensure that their parking lot is safe. First, they need to have an adequate amount of security cameras. Second, the need to make sure that the parking lot is well lit at night. Third, they need to have some form of security that is on the premises at all times in case something goes wrong.
There are a number of factors that will determine whether or not you have a good case against the hotel. If the attack happens during the day, and there was nothing that the hotel could have possibly done to prevent the accident, then the hotel may not be held liable. If the attack was to happen at night and the hotel did not take proper precautions to prevent the attack, then you may have a stronger case. For example, if the hotel did not have the parking lot lit properly, and there were no security cameras or any on site security staff, you may have a cause of action against the hotel. In that instance, your personal injury attorney would be able to allege that the hotel did not take all the necessary precautions to ensure a safe condition and due to their negligence you were attacked.
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