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Suwanee Accident Attorney Shane Smith Covers Some Common Questions on Premises Liability What is premises liability? Premises liability is where property owners have a legal duty to keep their premises and surrounding areas free of hazards and give their patrons reasonable warning of potential hazards. If this duty of care is breached by the owner of …

Construction sites are inherently dangerous locations.  The construction workers who work on the sites each day are required to wear heavy protective gear, such as helmets and steel-toed boots, to protect them from the many hazards possible on the site.  Construction can go on for weeks or even months, and until the construction is finished, …

After six years of steady declines, the number of traffic fatalities increased in the first nine months of 2012. A report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimated that 25,580 people died in auto accidents from January through September compared to 23,884 during the same period in 2011. Consulting a Clayton County attorney …

Georgia is what they call a stretch zone state, which means that underground rock is often stressed and “stretched” until the rock fractures. These fractures can cause the ground on top of the rock to collapse, causing a depression in the earth commonly referred to as a sinkhole. Sinkholes can occur suddenly and without warning, …

Many Americans assume that few people would ever knowingly take financial advantage of those who serve in the military – especially while they’re deployed. Unfortunately, human greed respects few boundaries. Fortunately, our government has tried to provide our service men and women with special, enhanced consumer protections in light of their unique vulnerabilities, especially while …

Choosing a daycare is an extremely important decision for every parent. Deciding who you can trust to watch your child every day while you are at work can be stressful and complicated. However, once you carefully choose a daycare, you naturally expect that you can trust that they will take good care of your child. …

Georgia law requires commercial and private property owners to maintain safe properties for people who are legally on the premises. Most properties are subject to safety codes or regulations requiring the property owner or manager to prevent negligent exposure to harmful or injurious situations. Premises liability claims may hold these property owners or managers liable …

When you stay in a hotel, you likely expect to have a relaxing and accommodating experience. Hotels work hard to impress guests by providing amenities such as restaurants, bars, pools, hot tubs, and fitness centers. Most of the time, hotels are successful in taking good care of their guests. However, accidents, unfortunately, do happen in …

When people visit a restaurant or other food service establishment for a meal, they rightfully expect that the food they are served will be safe and contaminant free. Unfortunately, this is not always the case, and every year thousands of people become ill or injured due to contaminated food. There are many ways food can …

It’s important to remember this, especially when you’re unemployed, have used up all of your savings – and are still just barely getting by each month.Once you’ve had debt collectors become abusive, constantly violate your privacy or keep on demanding unfair payments you cannot afford – give serious thought to contacting your Peachtree City consumer …

According to statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 2,597 people were killed in United States traffic accidents in December 2010. Of those, 775 deaths involved alcohol-impaired drivers. Georgia’s Driving Under the Influence Laws are complex. Georgia DUI injury lawyer Shane Smith can sort through the intermingled laws that potentially create complications in a DUI …

An 11-year-old girl vacationing in Central Florida was fatally electrocuted in June 2012 when she attempted to retrieve her ball in a resort’s miniature golf course pond. Reuters reported that building-safety personnel determined that a faulty pump, connected to the wrong circuit breaker, likely caused an electric current to be sent through the water. Ashton …