context: On the other hand, the Puerto Rico Supreme Court has shown evident reluctance to create duties disproportionate to the ability of business to protect against dangers of wrongdoing by third parties.
citation_a.signal: cf.
citation_a.identifier: 640 F.Supp. 119, 119
citation_a.parenthetical: taxi operator is not liable for criminal attacks on passengers
citation_a.sentence: See J.A.D.M., 132 D.P.R. at 799, 1993 P.R.Eng. 840023 (noting that imposing liability too easily would mean that “every store or warehouse would have to be policed by the owner”); cf. Jacob, 640 F.Supp. at 119 (taxi operator is not liable for criminal attacks on passengers). Yet, despite these hesitations, the Puerto Rico courts have not suggested that small businesses are automatically exempt from providing reasonable protection against known dangers, whether by warnings, security features or otherwise.
citation_b.signal: see
citation_b.identifier: 132 D.P.R. 799, 799
citation_b.parenthetical: noting that imposing liability too easily would mean that "every store or warehouse would have to be policed by the owner"
citation_b.sentence: See J.A.D.M., 132 D.P.R. at 799, 1993 P.R.Eng. 840023 (noting that imposing liability too easily would mean that “every store or warehouse would have to be policed by the owner”); cf. Jacob, 640 F.Supp. at 119 (taxi operator is not liable for criminal attacks on passengers). Yet, despite these hesitations, the Puerto Rico courts have not suggested that small businesses are automatically exempt from providing reasonable protection against known dangers, whether by warnings, security features or otherwise.