Saine v. Comcast Cablevision of Arkansas, Inc.

Annabelle Clinton Imber Justice.

This appeal arises from the rape and attempted murder of Appellant Natasha Sainé by Ceotis Franks, who was employed by Appellee Comcast Cablevision of Arkansas (Comcast) at the time of the attack. Ms. Sainé appeals from a summary judgment that was granted to Comcast on her claims of negligent hiring, negligent supervision, and negligent retention. We affirm the trial court on the issue of negligent hiring. Flowever, we hold that there are genuine issues of material fact regarding the negligent-supervision and negligent-retention claims; therefore, we reverse…