When a parent drops their child off at a day care center, they want to be able to trust that their child will be safe. Day care centers require licenses ensuring that the owners and workers are qualified to take care of children in a safe manner. However, not all day care employees use the …
How a Class Action Lawsuit Could Lead to Premises Liability Claims
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 …
Elements of a Premises Liability Claim
When the term premises liability comes up, most people think of a slip and fall at the grocery store or falling at their place of work because their employer may have left something dangerous on the floor. While these situations may, but do not automatically enable the injured to have a case, premises owners are …
How Elevators and Escalators Cause Serious Accidents
It is hard to imagine that there is anyone living in the Atlanta metropolitan area that has not had any contact with an elevator or escalator. While these devices are a ubiquitous part of modern life and generally very safe, they are also capable of causing serious when they malfunction. Both elevators and escalators are …
Negligence and Carelessness in Premises Liability Cases
The most common premises liability claim filed in Georgia is for a slip-and-fall accident. According to the National Floor Safety Institute (NFSI), there are over 25,000 slip-and-fall accidents in the United States every day. Over 1 million slip-and-fall accidents require emergency medical attention. Georgia law requires commercial and private property owners to maintain safe properties …
What is an Escalator Accident?
Escalators are found in airports, department stores, convention centers, and even in office buildings. Most of us hop on them without giving a second thought to our safety; however, escalators have been known to malfunction and cause injuries to innocent victims. Escalators seem to always be moving; however, many of us have witnessed stopped escalators …
Premises Liability Claims Arise After Unsafe Elevator Ride
Thousands of people use elevators and escalators daily, expecting that their ride up and down a building will be safe. While this is true for the most part, there are escalator and elevator accidents in Georgia and across this nation that occur and cause serious injuries. Escalator and elevator accidents are a form of premises …
