Simon v. Safeway, Inc.

OPINION

VÁSQUEZ, Judge.

¶ 1 In this personal injury action, appellant Steven Simon alleges he was injured at a Safeway grocery store during an altercation with a security guard. The guard was employed by Sonoran Desert Investigations, Inc. (“SDI”), which in turn had contracted with appellee Safeway Stores, Inc. to provide loss prevention and security services (“security services”) at its stores. Simon appeals from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Safeway and the denial of his motion for new trial on the issue of Safeway’s vicarious liability for the alleged intentional…