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Property owners and businesses have a legal duty to maintain safe conditions for visitors. When they fail to do so and someone is injured, they can be held liable. Slip and fall cases, also known as premises liability cases, require proving that the property owner knew or should have known about the dangerous condition.
In Georgia, personal injury cases are governed by specific state laws that affect how your case is handled:
Georgia follows modified comparative negligence under O.C.G.A. 51-12-33. If you are 50% or more at fault, you cannot recover. Georgia does not cap compensatory damages but caps punitive damages at $350,000 in most cases, with exceptions for DUI and intentional misconduct.
Slip and fall cases encompass a wide range of hazardous conditions, including wet or slippery floors without warning signs, uneven sidewalks and parking lot defects, poorly lit stairwells and walkways, broken handrails, icy or snowy walkways that were not properly treated, loose carpeting or flooring, and falling merchandise in retail stores. These accidents can happen in grocery stores, shopping malls, restaurants, office buildings, apartment complexes, and private homes.
Slip and fall cases require proving several elements. You must show that the property owner owed you a duty of care, they breached that duty by failing to maintain safe conditions or warn of hazards, the dangerous condition caused your fall, and you suffered actual injuries and damages. Evidence is critical in these cases. If you are injured in a slip and fall, try to photograph the hazardous condition, report the incident to the property owner or manager, get contact information from witnesses, and seek immediate medical attention.
Zara Injury Law represents slip and fall victims throughout Georgia, including Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus, Savannah, Athens, Sandy Springs, Roswell, Macon, and surrounding communities. If you have been injured in a slip and fall incident anywhere in Georgia, contact us for a free case evaluation.