Bigger. Faster. Settlements.
When a casino, hotel, or apartment complex cuts corners on security, the violence that follows was preventable. Kyle recovered $5 million proving exactly that, with the undivided attention and relentless push that cause your settlement to come back bigger, and faster.
The attack was criminal. The conditions were a business decision.
When someone is assaulted, robbed, or shot on commercial property, the criminal is rarely the only responsible party. Las Vegas properties profit from drawing enormous crowds, and with that profit comes a duty: adequate lighting, working cameras, trained security staff, controlled access. When a business cuts those corners and someone is hurt, the harm was foreseeable and preventable.
Kyle recovered $5 million in a casino negligent security case by proving the property knew the risk and chose not to meet it. These cases are built on prior incident reports, police call logs for the address, security staffing records, and camera coverage maps, evidence the property holds and fights to keep hidden.
Properties hire serious defense firms for these cases. You need a lawyer who is more relentless than they are, and whose attention is not divided across a thousand files. With Kyle, your case never leaves his hands.
What to do after violence on someone's property.
These cases are about what the property knew. Start preserving that record now.
Report to police and get the report number
The criminal case and the civil case are separate, but the police record anchors both.
Get medical and mental health care
Physical injuries are only part of the harm. Treatment records for trauma matter, and so does your recovery.
Document the conditions
Broken lights, propped doors, missing cameras, absent guards. Photograph what you safely can, because properties fix conditions quickly once claims loom.
Call Kyle before the property lawyers up
The property's insurer and defense team mobilize immediately. Prior-incident records and camera footage need preservation demands now.
Security cases Kyle handles.
Casino & Hotel Violence
Kyle's $5 million result came against a casino property. Resorts owe their guests real security, not the appearance of it.
Apartment Complex Assaults
Complexes with known crime problems that skip lighting, gates, and patrols put every tenant at risk.
Parking Garages & Lots
Dim, camera-free garages are where preventable attacks concentrate, and where the duty to protect is clearest.
Bars & Nightclubs
Overserving, undertrained staff, and inadequate crowd control turn predictable conflict into serious injury.
Shopping Centers & Stores
Businesses that draw the public must respond to known criminal activity on and around their property.
Inadequate Hiring & Training
Kyle recovered $600,000 in a negligent hiring case. Who a business puts on duty matters as much as how many.
What the law gives you here.
A few Nevada rules decide whether and how much you can recover. Here is what matters most in these cases.
Two years to file
Nevada generally allows two years, but prior-incident records, staffing files, and surveillance are in the property's hands and require fast preservation demands.
Foreseeability is the fight
A property is liable where the violence was foreseeable, shown through prior incidents, police activity at the address, and industry security standards it ignored.
Innkeeper duties
Nevada law sets specific standards for hotels and resorts. The properties know these rules well, and so does Kyle.
The criminal does not have to be caught
Your civil case targets the property's failures, not the attacker. An unsolved crime can still be a winnable negligent security case.
This is general information about Nevada law, not legal advice, and the rules have exceptions. Kyle will tell you exactly how they apply to your case.
Two things a billboard cannot buy.
What full value looks like.
Insurers pay more when they know your lawyer will take the case all the way. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome, but they show what relentless preparation can do.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case turns on its own facts.
What clients say.
After a devastating accident caused by an impaired driver, Attorney Cottner handled every detail with care and dedication to ensure I was made whole again. I am forever grateful!
Kyle is an easygoing and highly communicative lawyer who genuinely cares about his clients. He takes the time to explain each step of the process clearly, making sure his clients feel informed and supported.
Best experience you can have. My case was handled swiftly and with complete transparency. Very professional while also being very personable. Highly recommend and will definitely use Kyle Cottner again if ever needed.
What people ask before they call.
Yes, when the property's security failures made the crime foreseeable and preventable. The claim targets the business decision to skimp on safety, not just the criminal act.
Your civil case can proceed anyway. It is about the property's lighting, cameras, staffing, and response to known risks, none of which depends on catching the attacker.
Prior incident reports, police call logs for the address, security staffing and training records, camera coverage and maintenance records, and industry standards the property failed to meet.
Absolutely. Apartment complexes with known crime problems owe tenants working gates, lighting, and reasonable patrols. Some of the strongest cases come from residential properties.
Generally two years, but the records that prove foreseeability need preservation demands long before that.
Nothing up front. Kyle works on contingency, and there is no fee unless he recovers for you.
Find out what your case is worth.
Tell Kyle what happened. The consultation is free, there is no obligation, and you pay nothing unless he wins your case.