Apartment Complex Regional Manager Deposition: property manager wanted more security, but told no

This deposition is from our March 2024 wrongful death trial in Atlanta, Georgia. Our client, "Kisha," was in bed asleep inside an apartment. Outside the apartment there was a shooting, and a stray bullet flew into the apartment and hit and killed Kisha. The shooting had nothing to do with Kisha or the people inside the apartment.

We filed a lawsuit on behalf of Kisha's family against the apartment complex--this is referred to as a negligent security case. We had to prove (1) there was dangerous activity in the past that would have made it foreseeable to the apartment complex that Kisha's shooting would happen (essentially, there was so much crime in the past, it was likely to happen again) and (2) the apartment complex could have prevented Kisha's death if it would have taken reasonable steps to prevent and deter crime, given what it knew about in the past.

This deposition is of the regional manager of the apartment complex. Alex Brown from Rafi Law Firm shows that manager of the apartment complex consistently reported that the property was unsafe and needed more security. While the regional manager testified that she should have listened to the property manager, because he was the best person to make recommendations about the property, she told him, "No new hires."

You can also find the trial testimony of the Owner and Vice President on our channel.

The jury awarded $3.8 million in damages.