Blake v. Securitas Security Services, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JAMES E. BOASBERG, District Judge.

On October 15, 2010, Plaintiff Keon Blake attended a dance at McKinley Technology High School in Washington, where he was a student. Defendant Securitas Security Services, Inc., a private contractor, was engaged to provide security for the dance. Some time that evening, after smoking what he believed to be marijuana, Blake jumped or fell from a third-floor balcony at the school, suffering serious injuries. He brings this action against Securitas, alleging that but for Defendant’s negligent failure to appropriately seal off relevant areas of…