TW v. Regal Trace, Ltd.’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. “at least knew that such an assault allegedly occurred, because it admitted being told of the assault by a tenant and law enforcement, even if not told of the precise details of the assault. Because of [the apartment complex's] knowledge that some sort of sexual assault had occurred against [the nine-year-old girl] on its premises, likely by a tenant, and because it had a landlord-tenant relationship with [the plaintiffs], it had a duty to protect against the foreseeable criminal acts of third parties within the course of that special relationship, in this case by warning tenants about those foreseeable acts.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Truog v. Mid-America Apartment Cmtys., Inc.

2. “asserted a duty to protect against sexual assault ... the question [was] whether [they] presented evidence that [the apartment complex] had actual or constructive knowledge of the prior sexual assault.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Truog v. Mid-America Apartment Cmtys., Inc.

3. “landlord-tenant relationship with [Plaintiffs], it had a duty to protect against the foreseeable acts of [A.O.] within the course of that special relationship.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Truog v. Mid-America Apartment Cmtys., Inc.