Friedman v. Safe Security Services, Inc.

Plaintiff Janice Friedman (Friedman), a psychologist, treated patients in an office suite located on the 20th floor of the Garland building in Chicago. L.J. Sheridan & Co. (L.J. Sheridan) was the property management company responsible for the Garland building. One of its responsibilities included contracting with defendant Safe Security Services, Inc. (Safe Security), to provide security services for the building’s tenants.

On May 10, 1994, an unidentified intruder sexually assaulted Friedman in her office suite. Friedman brought an action for damages against Safe Security contending that…