Recovery can remain possible in Georgia even when a hazard was obvious, if a qualifying distraction pulled an injured person's attention away from it. This is the distraction doctrine, and...
A failure to inspect can be a strong part of a Georgia slip-and-fall case, but it is rarely enough on its own. Proof that a store neglected reasonable inspections supports...
Falls on outdoor ice are among the hardest premises cases to win in Georgia, because the law treats weather that everyone experiences differently from a hazard the business itself created....
Injuries in the common areas of an apartment complex often point toward the landlord or property owner, because these spaces are exactly where the landlord, not any individual tenant, keeps...
Having crossed the same spot safely a short time before a fall can complicate a Georgia slip-and-fall claim, but it does not automatically defeat it. The effect depends on whether...
The dividing line in Georgia comes down to why the person was on the property and whose benefit the visit served. That single question separates an invitee, owed ordinary care,...
Using ordinary care for one's own safety means acting as a reasonably prudent person would under the same circumstances. In a Georgia slip-and-fall case, this is the standard the law...
A balcony railing that is too low or too weak to hold a person can expose a property owner or landlord to liability in Georgia, because such a railing is...
Georgia's distraction doctrine can help when a store display pulled a shopper's attention away from a floor hazard, but it applies only under specific conditions. The doctrine recognizes that businesses...
When an elevator malfunctions and injures someone in Georgia, the building owner is usually the first party in focus, because Georgia holds owners to a high standard of care for...