Premises Liability

Hotels strive to provide a relaxing and enjoyable experience for guests. However, when the staff don’t properly maintain the facilities, the consequences can be severe injuries. In Georgia, hotels have a legal duty to exercise ordinary care in keeping their premises...

Amusement parks welcome thousands of visitors each year, and with that comes a big responsibility: keeping everyone safe. These parks work hard to inspect and maintain rides regularly to prevent accidents. Still, disaster can strike at any time, and it is not always...

Property owners have a vital duty of care – to ensure a safe environment that prevents injuries to anyone stepping onto their premises. This duty places the burden on property owners and residents for accidents and injuries occurring on their property. Establishing...

Parking your car in a well-lit parking lot often feels like a routine and safe task. Most of the time, it is. But life is unpredictable, and unfortunate events can happen. Assaults in parking lots occur, and when they result in injuries, questions of liability arise....

Georgia has a law that requires people to keep public areas safe. That means that the person or company responsible for a piece of property might have a duty to you if you get an injury on that property. The statute is relatively simple, but there are many previous...

If you slip and fall onto a hard surface, you might suffer life-altering consequences. It is true that not everyone experiences an injury from a fall. However, people who do get hurt sometimes end up with persistent health problems and even a potentially deadly...

Property ownership comes with a lot of responsibilities. If someone gets hurt on your land, you may even face a lawsuit. But not everyone who comes to harm on your property has a right to make a claim against you. You do have a defense against some individuals....