Djurkovic v. Goodfellows, Inc

In Djurkovic v. Goodfellows, Inc. (1 A.D.3d 210 [1st Dept 2003]), metal detectors operated by state licensed security guards who conducted pat downs at the entrance of the club did not prevent a box cutter-wielding assailant from injuring another patron. The Court observed that (at 210-211) "admittedly, the detectors were not set at a level sensitive enough to detect small objects, such as keys and, so it would appear, box cutters." Nevertheless, the Court held, as a matter of law, that even though the anticipated presence of large crowds of young people consuming alcohol at a "hip hop" club in early morning hours made the particular criminal act foreseeable, plaintiff failed to establish any breach in the owner's duty to take reasonable security measures to minimize the danger of such a criminal attack.