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Slip & Fall Attorney In Atlanta
Every business and property owner owes customers, tenants, and guests a duty of care. This fundamentally means you have an expectation of safety when you shop in a store, go home to your apartment, or visit someone’s private residence. When you suffer an unavoidable injury due to hazards or dangers that the property owner knew about or should have known about, they should be held liable for your injuries.
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Potential Injuries And Hazards
Premises Liability
There are far too many potential slip and fall / premises liability injury scenarios to list on a single web page. The world can be a dangerous place if property owners and businesses fail to uphold their duty, and they should be made to pay for injuries or deaths that result from their negligence. Premises liability covers a range of potential injuries and hazards, including:
- Slips, trips and falls in retail stores
- Building construction defects that result in injuries
- Injuries caused by poorly maintained or improperly secured swimming pools
- Negligent security cases for victims of criminal activity
- Tenant injuries resulting from inadequately maintained rental properties
- Negligent security cases for victims of criminal activity
- Injuries suffered while in government facilities
- Pedestrian and bike rider accident injuries
- Injuries related to ADA violations on a property
Proving Slip And Fall Liability Requires Dedicated Investigation
Some personal injuries are relatively straightforward. There’s not usually much argument over liability when one driver runs a red light and hits a motorist who had the right of way. Slip and falls are often not that straightforward.
Plaintiffs need to prove a variety of facts in order to prevail in premises liability negotiations and litigation:
- They were owed a duty of care
- They were injured by hazardous conditions on a property that they couldn’t reasonably notice or avoid
- The property owner or business did know or should have known about the danger
- The property owner’s failure to fix the issue was negligent
- The plaintiff’s injuries and damages are a result of that negligence
Property owners and businesses often attempt to shift the blame onto the plaintiff. They might argue a reasonable person should have perceived the danger and avoided it. Many slip and fall cases end up being decided based on competing narratives rather than concrete evidence.
Just because slip and fall cases are often difficult to litigate doesn’t mean they aren’t worth pursuing. If you or a loved one suffered a serious injury because of unsafe conditions on a property, you deserve compensation for your medical costs, pain and suffering and lost wages.
Our Atlanta slip and fall attorneys are ready to fight for you.
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