What if dim lighting kept me from seeing the danger that hurt me in Georgia?
When low light conceals the actual cause of an injury, Georgia treats the darkness and the hidden hazard as part of one question: did the property owner fail to use...
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What counts as a reasonable floor-inspection routine for a Georgia store?
Georgia law does not fix a clock or a checklist that every store must follow. Instead, a store's inspection practices are measured against what an ordinarily careful business would do...
I was hit by an Uber driver as a pedestrian — which policy covers me?
A pedestrian struck by an Uber driver is covered by whichever policy matches the driver's app status at the moment of impact, because Georgia ties rideshare insurance to what the...
Does the tenant or the landlord answer for a hazard inside a leased Georgia home?
The answer is a sorting question, not a single rule: the analysis starts with the hazard itself and traces it to whoever controlled the condition that caused it. Georgia routes...
Do I file my claim against the driver’s insurer or Uber’s insurer first?
Which insurer comes first depends on who caused the crash and on the Uber driver's app phase, because those two facts decide which policy is primary. There is no single...
How does foreseeability of a crime decide a Georgia negligent security case?
Foreseeability is the pivot on which most Georgia negligent security cases turn. It determines whether the property owner owed any duty to protect against a third party's crime in the...
Can I claim if I slipped on grease or dropped food in a Georgia restaurant?
Slipping on grease or dropped food in a Georgia restaurant can support a premises-liability claim, provided the restaurant knew about the hazard or should have found it through reasonable care....
Who pays when I fall on broken or uneven stairs at a Georgia property?
Responsibility for a stairway fall in Georgia depends on who controlled the stairs and what duty was owed to the person using them. Defective steps, whether cracked, uneven, worn, or...
What is the difference between a static defect and a transitory hazard in Georgia falls?
The difference comes down to permanence. A static defect is a fixed feature of the property, while a transitory hazard is a temporary condition that appears and can be cleaned...
Can I hold my Georgia landlord responsible for failing to make a known repair?
A landlord's failure to fix a known defect is one of the clearest paths to liability under Georgia law, because the statute that limits a landlord's responsibility specifically preserves it...