Actual knowledge means an employee or the business itself was aware of the specific hazard before the fall, and proving it usually requires evidence that someone connected to the store...
Proving the duration of a spill is often the heart of a Georgia slip-and-fall claim, because the longer a hazard was present, the stronger the argument that the store should...
A building-code violation can be powerful evidence in a Georgia premises case, and in some situations it can establish the breach element of negligence outright. How much it helps depends...
An employee standing near the spill can be a strong fact for a Georgia slip-and-fall claim, because employee proximity is one of the recognized routes to proving the store knew...
Yes. Georgia treats a visitor's classification as tied to the purpose and scope of the invitation, so stepping beyond the area opened to visitors can downgrade an invitee to a...
A social guest occupies a middle tier in Georgia premises law and is owed less protection than a paying customer. This visitor, classified as a licensee, is on the property...
Physical damage coverage on a rideshare vehicle, the coverage that repairs the car itself rather than paying for someone's injuries, almost always carries a deductible that falls on the driver,...
An Uber passenger injured because the rideshare driver caused the crash can generally recover compensation for the harm that flows from the collision, drawing on the in-trip coverage that applies...
A customer or invited guest stands in the most protected position Georgia premises law recognizes. To this class of visitor, called an invitee, the owner owes the highest standard of...
Suing the rideshare company itself is harder than suing the driver, and the independent-contractor label is the reason. Georgia generally does not hold a company vicariously liable for the negligence...