Slip-and-fall accidents can result in serious injuries including broken bones, head trauma, and spinal damage. Property owners have a legal duty to maintain safe conditions for visitors.
Premises liability claims involving unsafe floors, poor maintenance, and preventable hazards.
Slip-and-fall accidents can result in serious injuries including broken bones, head trauma, and spinal damage. Property owners have a legal duty to maintain safe conditions for visitors.
Every year in the United States, one person in 20 receives emergency room treatment because of a fall. A slip-and-fall accident generally refers to when a person slips due to an unsafe condition on someone else's property and is injured as a result.
These cases fall under the broader category known as "premises liability," which refers to situations when a person is injured on property or premises owned or maintained by someone else. Under Georgia Code SS 51-3-1, property owners have a legal duty to keep their premises safe.
Slip-and-fall accidents can happen in a wide variety of places and involve various dangerous conditions. Businesses and retail stores typically attract many people who enter to browse, shop, or conduct other business. Numerous customers and commercial traffic enter stores, offices, and businesses every day, and slip-and-fall accidents are common in these venues.
If you were injured after slipping or tripping and falling in a retail store or other business, the store owner or business operator may be liable for your injuries.
Slip-and-fall accidents are the most common claims in premises liability lawsuits in Georgia. Premises liability law involves the legal responsibility of owners and occupiers of property for mishaps experienced by persons on the property and the resulting injuries.
A store or property owner is required by law to ensure a safe environment for the public, including customers, visitors, and workers. If someone is injured due to a safety hazard that the owner knew about or should have known about, they may be entitled to compensation for medical expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering, and rehabilitation costs.
Slip-and-fall cases are often defended aggressively by property owners and their insurance companies. Defense attorneys will try to argue that the victim was careless, that the hazard was obvious, or that the property owner did not have notice of the dangerous condition.
That is why early documentation is critical. Photographs of the scene, witness contact information, incident reports, and any communication with the property owner should be preserved as soon as possible. Conditions can change quickly, and evidence can disappear.
A property owner is required by law to ensure a safe environment for the public, including customers and workers. When someone is injured due to a safety hazard, they may be entitled to compensation.
Slip-and-fall cases are often defended aggressively. Photographs, witness statements, incident reports, and maintenance records must be preserved quickly before conditions change or evidence disappears.
A slip-and-fall accident can cause serious injuries including fractures, spinal damage, traumatic brain injury, and long-term disability. The financial impact includes medical bills, lost wages, and rehabilitation costs.
You must show that the property owner knew or should have known about the dangerous condition, that they failed to fix it or warn visitors, and that this failure directly caused your injuries.
Georgia follows a modified comparative negligence rule. If you are found to be 50% or more at fault, you cannot recover damages. If you are less than 50% at fault, your recovery will be reduced by your percentage of fault.
Generally, you have two years from the date of the injury to file a premises liability claim. However, gathering evidence and witness statements should happen as soon as possible.
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