This case takes place in Maine and involves the shooting of a man during a robbery. Prior to the shooting, the man had hired a security company to provide an armed guard for an apartment complex that he owned. The security company made representations that they performed background checks on all of their guards and employees. The company provided the man with a guard for his building, but, after a few months, the guard and another accomplice robbed the complex. During the robbery the guard shot the man who had originally hired him. Following the shooting, it was discovered that the security company didn’t perform the advertised background check, and in fact the guard had a violent criminal history.