In Schuster v. Five G. Associates , Tanja Schuster was attacked in a building owned by Five G. Associates but her Bronx County Supreme Court case was dismissed due to Schuster's failure to demonstrate the owner's responsibility for the incident.
On appeal, the Appellate Division, First Department, thought Schuster hadn't shown her assailant gained access to the building as a result of the owner's negligence. Five G. established the building's door locks were working on the day of the assault. And, in the absence of evidence the assailant was an intruder or prior criminal acts which would have placed Five G. on notice of a potential incident, Schuster couldn't withstand (yet another, regrettable) attack.
There went Five G's.
To download a copy of the Appellate Division's decision, please use this link: Schuster v. Five G. Associates
