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Lawsuits involving industrial security often relate to physical security and access control, but frequently overlap into other areas, such as security guard negligence.
The number one cause of death in the workplace for females today is homicide and the risk of spillover domestic violence is increasing. For this
reason, in some states, businesses with inadequate access control are becoming more at risk and an increase in premises liability litigation involving industrial facilities is anticipated.
However, at present, in most venues when the plaintiff is an employee of the business, workers' compensation (as the sole remedy) protects the employer from further exposure when this defense is
recognized. Thus, typically, unless the plaintiff is a visitor, contractor or business invitee, litigation is directed against contract security services, installers and manufacturers of security countermeasure devices--or other third parties.
Mr. Schmedlen has extensive experience in all phases of industrial security and has conducted dozens of comprehensive security surveys and risk analyses at industrial, manufacturing, warehousing and
trucking facilities. Client companies have ranged in size from small operations employing less than 100 to those employing well over 1,000 workers. These projects have been conducted in both domestic and foreign venues and the reports
have often covered several hundred pages. (Specific consulting projects of this nature are listed as an addendum to Mr. Schmedlen's curriculum vitae.)
One presentation on the general topic of industrial security was given by Mr. Schmedlen to the Michigan Trucking Association and this subject has been covered by him when he has lectured at local
colleges.
Please scroll down to view security expert witness industrial, factory and warehouse case titles and a list of security surveys/risk analyses conducted by Mr. Schmeden at industrial facilities,
factories, warehouses and trucking terminals.
SECURITY EXPERT WITNESS LITIGATION CASE HISTORY
INDUSTRIAL, FACTORY, WAREHOUSE AND TRUCKING SECURITY AND LOSS CONTROL NEGLIGENCE
Dawn Marie Whitaker v
Sheller Globe Corp. & Pinkertons, Inc.
Industrial security expert witness for defendant
St. Joseph County, Michigan
Jean Frantz v
Per Mar, et al
Industrial security expert witness for plaintiff
Cook County, Illinois
Bernadine Matthews v
Stanley Smith Security
Industrial security expert witness for plaintiff
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Armco Incorporated v
United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO, AK Steel, et al
Industrial security expert witness for one plaintiff entity
United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Sircar Brown, a minor, et al v
OK Rentals, Inc., et al
Industrial security expert witness for defendant
Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Gregory Tadman v
Mountain View Co-op, et al.
Industrial security expert witness for plaintiff
Cascade County, Montana
BAL Metals v
Clark Logistics
Industrial security expert witness for plaintiff
City of St. Louis, MO Circuit Court (MO 22nd District)
Steve Blair and Joan Blair v
TLI, LLC and John Doe, et al.
Industrial security expert witness for plaintiff
Jackson County, Missouri
Tom Stoffel, Individually and Next Friend to minor female, v
Waste Management of Illinois, Inc., et al.
Industrial security expert witness for defendant
DuPage County, Illinois
An attachment to Mr. Schmedlen's curriculum vitae identifies the clients in each of these matters and contains a recap of each of the cases.
SECURITY SURVEYS OF INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES, FACTORIES, WAREHOUSES AND TRUCKING TERMINALS
Arnold Logistics, LLC
Joiliet, Illinois
BFGoodrich
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Roger Butterworth Racing, Ltd.
Coventry, England
Davis Tool Company
Detroit, Michigan
Hydraulic Tubes & Fittings, Inc.
Almont, Michigan
Lantz Steel Corporation
Detroit, Michigan
Mallory Warehouse
Memphis, Tennessee
Mercury Paint Company (Mfg. Facility)
Detroit, Michigan
Michelin Americas, Inc. Distribution Center
Reno, Nevada
Midwest Paper Products
Detroit, Michigan
Mutual Trade Corporation
Brownsville, Texas
Mutual Trade Corporation
Metamoros, México
Oxy Tire Company
Zaragoza, Baja California Norte, México
Oxy Tire Company
Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México
Oxy Tire Company
Montevallo, Alabama
Roberto Selinas Warehousing
Laredo, Texas
Treadway Exports/Wheeltech
Toledo, Ohio
Treadway Exports/Wheeltech
Atlanta, Georgia
Unimex (Now Michelin)
Queretaro, México
Unimex (Now Michelin)
Tacuba, D.F., México
Uniroyal Tire Company
Ardmore, Oklahoma
Uniroyal Tire Company
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Uniroyal Tire Company
Opelika, Alabama
Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Company (Adjustment Center)
South Bend, Indiana
Universal Security Instruments, Inc. (4 Locations)
Owings Mills, Maryland
USCO Warehouse
Atlanta, Georgia
Voss Steel Corporation
Taylor, Michigan
Caliber Logistics
Noonan, Georgia
Commercial Carriers, Inc. (C.C.I.) New Detroit Yard
Detroit, Michigan
Commercial Carriers, Inc. (C.C.I.) Piquette Yard
Detroit, Michigan
Commercial Carriers, Inc. (C.C.I.) Vinewood Yard
Detroit, Michigan
Commercial Carriers, Inc. (C.C.I.) Dearborn Yard
Dearborn, Michigan
Spartan Express, Inc.
Atlanta, Georgia
Spartan Express, Inc.
Columbus, Georgia
Spartan Express, Inc.
Detroit, Michigan
Spartan Express, Inc.
Greenville, South Carolina
Spartan Express, Inc.
Miami, Florida
Warehouse Services, Inc.
Ontario, California
An attachment to Mr. Schmedlen's curriculum vitae recaps the security projects listed above.
Questions on this subject? Write Roger H. Schmedlen, CPP, CFE, CII, MIPI
Industrial, Warehouse, Trucking, Factory Security Expert Witness travel time is capped as follows on litigation cases:
3 hours round trip: Illinois (Northeast Illinois including Chicago IL), Indiana (North of Muncie IN), Michigan (All of Michigan except MI Upper Peninsula), Ohio (Columbus OH and Northern OH)
4 hours round trip: Delaware (All of DE), District of Columbia (Metropolitan Washington DC area), Florida (Orlando FL south including Florida keys), Illinois (All of IL except, Northeast Illinois, Chicago IL), Indiana (South of Muncie IN),
Iowa (All of IA east of Council Bluffs IA), Kansas (Eastern KS area including Kansas City KS), Kentucky (All of KY), Maryland (All of MD), Michigan (Central and Eastern Upper Peninsula, MI), Minnesota (East of Detroit Lakes MN), Missouri (All of MO),
New Jersey (All of NJ), New York (All of NY including NYC), North Carolina (West of Raleigh Durham NC metro area), Ohio (Southern OH, south of Columbus OH), Oregon (Coastal OR areas including Portland OR), Pennsylvania (All of PA), South Carolina
(Greenville SC Spartanburg SC area), Tennessee (All of TN), Virginia (Western VA west of Richmond VA), Washington (Coastal WA cities), West Virginia (All of WV), Wisconsin (All of WI)
5 hours round trip: Alabama (All of AL), Arkansas (All of AK), Arizona (Southern half of AZ south of Prescott AZ to Nogales AZ and including the Phoenix AZ and Tucson AZ areas), Arizona (Northwest AZ including Lake Mead, AZ and Las Vegas, NV
areas), California (Western CA coastal cities regions and Southern California including Los Angeles CA, Orange County CA and northwestern regions such as San Francisco CA), Colorado (Boulder CA and Denver CA areas), Connecticut (All of CT), Florida
(North of Orlando FL metro area, Florida Panhandle and of of FL in Central Time Zone), Georgia (All of GA including Atlanta GA), Iowa (All of IA west of Council Bluffs IA), Kansas (Most of KS west of Kansas City KS), Louisiana (All of LA), Maine (All
of ME), Massachusetts (All of MA), Michigan (Western Upper Peninsula MI), Minnesota (West of Detroit Lakes MN), Mississippi (All of MS), Nebraska (All of NE east of CO), Nevada (Extreme southern NV including Las Vegas NV region), New Hampshire (All
of NH), North Carolina (Raleigh Durham NC east), North Dakota (East of Minot ND), Oklahoma (All of OK), Rhode Island (All off RI), South Carolina (All of SC except the Greenville SC Spartanburg SC area), South Dakota (East of Rapid City SD), Texas
(Northeast TX including Dallas Fort Worth TX), Vermont (All of VT), Virginia (Eastern VA including Richmond VA)
6 hours round trip: Arizona (Northern half of AZ), California (Eastern CA north of Death Valley CA area), Colorado (All of CO except for Boulder CA and Denver CA areas), Idaho (All of ID), Montana (All of MT), Nebraska (Western NE), Nevada
(All of NV except extreme south Las Vegas NV region), New Mexico (All of NM), North Dakota (Minot ND and west), Oregon (Eastern 3/4 of OR), South Dakota (Rapid City SD and west), Texas (Northeast TX including Dallas Fort Worth TX), Utah (All of UT),
Washington (All of WA except coastal WA cities), Wyoming (All of WY)
Negotiable: Alaska, American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands |