When an individual is injured on another person’s property due to negligence, a premises liability claim can be filed. Slip and fall accidents are one of the most common types of premise liability cases and can cause severe injuries for victims.
In Georgia, individuals who are injured because of a fall may be entitled to compensation for injuries sustained in the fall if they were caused by the negligence of the owner or occupier of the property involved. Victims are often negligently injured in a fall due to slippery floors or other surfaces caused by water, food, grease, and a host of other foreign substances. In addition, poorly designed, manufactured or maintained curbs, walkways and steps may also be the cause of falls that injure victims.
Falls can result in very serious, even fatal, injuries. Injured persons can suffer from complex fractures and other serious injuries to ankles, wrists, arms, hips, elbows and shoulders, and these injuries can require extensive surgeries, cause serious medical complications and can even result in death. Older individuals are especially susceptible to falls and can be badly injured in such a fall caused by the negligent acts of others.
Under Georgia law, land owners are required to exercise care for the safety of others. When the owner or occupier of land allows others, by invitation or implication, to make use of his or her premises for lawful purposes, he or she can be held liable for injuries sustained by individuals that are caused by a failure to exercise care in keeping the premises safe. Land owners can breach their duty of care in the following ways:
By failing to use ordinary care to keep the premises safe;
By failing to properly inspect and maintain the premises;
By knowingly allowing invited guests to make use of an unsafe area of the premises;
By failing to post warning signs or warning markings in unsafe areas;
By failing to properly train and supervise employees in regard to the care of the premises; and
By failing to retain, entrust, hire, train and supervise employees.
Those who have suffered injuries on a property due to the negligence of another may be able to file a lawsuit to recover money for medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, or other accident related expenses.
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