Underberg v. Southern Alarm, Inc.

MlKELL, Judge.

Kelly Underberg appeals from the grant of summary judgment to ADT Security Services South, Inc., d/b/a ADT Security Services, Inc. (“ADT”), and its authorized dealer, Southern Alarm, Inc., in her negligent hiring action. Underberg was kidnapped at gunpoint by Bert Fields, a convicted violent felon who had once worked for Southern Alarm as a “promotions representative” selling home security systems door-to-door. Southern Alarm did not perform a background check before hiring Fields, which would have revealed that he had been convicted of burglary and kidnapping in South Carolina…