In Erichsen v. No-Frills Supermarkets, a woman who was shopping was seriously injured by a robber in the parking lot. She sued the store claiming that its failure to provide adequate security was a breach of its duty to her. The Nebraska high court held that the store could:
a. be sued because the assailant was a store employee
b. be sued for strict liability for failure to protect a patron
c. have been liable if the incident occurred in the store, but not out in the parking lot d. not be liable as the incident was a random, uncommon event
e. none of these
e
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