Civil Litigation
May 27, 2022
Lax security led to mass shooting in San Jose last year, lawsuit says
A disgruntled employee of Valley Transportation Authority killed nine of his co-workers before turning the gun on himself. He had several previous altercations with co-workers and they had warned management about him, the complaint says.
The family of one of the nine victims of last year’s Valley Transportation Authority shooting in San Jose filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging the VTA, county sheriff and United Protection Service were negligent in protecting employees of the railyard.
“What it boils down to is, the security didn’t exist. It was negligent security, it gave a false sense of hope that there was actually some type of protection at this yard,” plaintiffs’ lawyer D...
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!
Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)
Already a subscriber?
Sign In