Many lawsuits relating to retail loss prevention or retail security are based on allegations of false detainment, excessive force or injuries suffered by uninvolved parties due to the actions of loss prevention or security personnel pursuing shoplifters or thieves. In these cases, often the event is captured on videotape. Analysis of such tapes is covered under the Surveillance Videotape Analysis section of this Web site.

In other cases, litigation is based on allegations of inadequate security when shoppers are injured during a holdup or assaulted in parking lots where the level of protection is alleged to be substandard. A more recent class of litigation involves claims of racial profiling of minorities in retail environments and is covered under the Racial Profiling section of this Web site.

Mr. Schmedlen is extensively experienced in all phases of retail loss prevention including retail store detective procedures, undercover operations and physical security in the retail environment.

Please scroll down to view retail loss prevention and security expert witness case titles and a list of security surveys/risk analyses conducted by Mr. Schmeden at retail facilities.

SECURITY EXPERT WITNESS LITIGATION CASE HISTORY
RETAIL LOSS PREVENTION AND RETAIL SECURITY

Debra Medved & John Medved V
Thomas Krueger, Briarwood Taubman Company
& Bivouac Automotive Corporation
Retail loss prevention & security expert witness for plaintiff
Washtenaw County, Michigan

Heather Owczarzak v
Laura Ashley & Sommerset Collection
Retail loss prevention & security expert witness for plaintiff
Oakland County, Michigan

Cole v
Pleasure Island
Retail loss prevention & theme park expert witness for plaintiff
Muskegon County, Michigan

Fatten Tokko & Araf Sareini v
Crowley Milner & Company
Retail loss prevention & security expert witness for plaintiff
Wayne County, Michigan

Willard Blackmon v
Cash's Quik Chek Food Mart et al
Retail loss prevention & security expert witness for plaintiff
Desha County, Arkansas

Kenneth Arnhold v
K-Mart Corporation
Retail loss prevention & security expert witness for plaintiff
United States District Court of the District of Massachusetts

Nakia Smith and Shacal Tinsley v
The TJX Companies, et al
Retail loss prevention & security expert witness for plaintiff
Oakland County, Michigan

Cedric Causey, et al v
Union Planters Bank, et al
Retail loss prevention & security expert witness for plaintiffs
Shelby County, Tennessee

Marcus Smith by his Next Friend Remell Smith v
J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
Retail loss prevention & security expert witness for defense
Oakland County, Michigan

Cassie M. Poe, Personal Rep. for the Estate of Rahmal Cortez Poe, Sr., Deceased v
Rite Aide of Michigan
Retail loss prevention & security expert witness for defense
Wayne County, Michigan

Estate of Travis Shelton v
Kroger Stores, Inc & William Davis & Associates Security Services, Inc.
Retail loss prevention & security expert witness for defense
Oakland County, Michigan

John Garrett v
Tandy Corporation
Retail loss prevention & security expert witness for defense
United States District Court for the District of Maine

Michelle Henderson v
Kroger Company of Michigan
Retail loss prevention & security expert witness for defense
Genesee County, Michigan

Sergi Zader v
Home Depot USA, Inc., et al
Retail loss prevention & security expert witness for defense
Oakland County, Michigan

Christine Hoffman v
The Kroger Company, et al
Retail loss prevention & security expert witness for plaintiff
Fairfield County, Ohio

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 RETAIL STORES

A. J. Foland, Inc.
Southfield, Michigan

Service Merchandise, Inc.
Novi, Michigan

Mercury Paint Company
Eleven Retail Locations in Michigan

An attachment to Mr. Schmedlen's curriculum vitae recaps the security projects listed above.

The above lists only formal written security surveys. Mr. Schmedlen has additionally handled many retail investigations and provided security management security at retail stores.

Questions on this subject? Write Roger H. Schmedlen, CPP, CFE, CII, MIPI

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