by Dennis | Jun 14, 2023 | Expert Articles
This is the last in my series of articles on litigation that are related to training. Here, the overriding problem is officers are most often taught a series of generic techniques, many of which have their basis in Asian martial arts. As well, they are typically...
by Dennis | Feb 12, 2023 | Expert Articles
One major factor that leads to litigation among ‘trained’ security personnel is that the certification they receive involves only on-line or in-class theory. Subjects such as de-escalation (good skills to have to reduce the likelihood of lawsuits) are mixed with...
by Dennis | Jan 8, 2023 | Expert Articles
No Training and Insufficient Training constitute the majority of liquor liability cases I have been involved in where physical intervention has led to litigation. Although there is overlap between the two categories I will, for the sake of brevity, discuss them...
by Dennis | Dec 12, 2022 | Expert Articles
In my experience, as a use of force expert, one area of potential liability that is often overlooked, especially in security and the hospitality industry, is the importance of appropriate physical training. This training is necessary to help better understand...
by Dennis | Nov 27, 2022 | Design & Scholarly
Originally Published in North Carolina Business Review Forced Or Needed? Say you plan to build a manufacturing or retail facility. You may not know or care about anything but the bottom line concerns you know by heart or that are reflected in your balance sheet and...