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Torts/Personal Injury

Oct. 23, 2025

Security guard role in spotlight as Rose Bowl faces lawsuit

Jurors may apply the law as instructed, but rising ticket prices and advancing surveillance are shaping a new expectation: that venues take real responsibility for keeping concertgoers safe.

Donavon J. Sawyer

Senior Counsel
Milanfar Law Firm PC

Phone: (925) 433-6003

Email: dsawyer@milanfarlaw.com

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Security guard role in spotlight as Rose Bowl faces lawsuit
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Despite extensive dialogue about artificial intelligence and its potential to disrupt employment across industries, one profession will likely remain stubbornly irreplaceable for quite some time: the security guard. These watchful professionals maintain a visible presence in the places where we shop, dine and gather. However, this familiarity masks an important ambiguity about their fundamental purpose: Are these guards stationed primarily there to protect people or property?...

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