Georgia Premises Liability Lawyer

When you visit a property, you don’t expect to hurt yourself. However, if you slip, trip, or fall, you can hold a property owner responsible if they did not keep their grounds safe. While you heal from the accident, a Georgia premises liability lawyer from Heninger Garrison Davis, LLC, can work to recover your losses.

Our Georgia personal injury lawyer could pursue an insurance settlement or lawsuit that could cover your medical bills, lost income, and pain and suffering. Call us today for a free consultation, or complete our online contact form. You can reach us 24/7 for legal help.

What Is a Premises Liability Lawsuit?

Premises liability allows people who get hurt on someone else’s property to sue negligent owners. Under state law, property owners have a legal duty to ensure their properties are reasonably safe for visitors.

When they fail to meet this duty, and someone gets hurt, the injured party can seek compensation for their losses. However, an owner’s duty of care changes according to a visitor’s status:

Invitees: Property owners owe the highest duty of care to invitees, who enter a property for a purpose that benefits the owner. Owners must keep their grounds safe and warn invitees about dangers they know about. They also must inspect the grounds regularly and fix hazards they find.
Licensees: Licensees have permission from the property owner to visit for their own purposes rather than the owner’s benefit. Houseguests, utility workers, party attendees, and neighbors are licensees. Property owners must warn or fix dangerous conditions they know about and warn licensees about these hazards. However, they do not have to inspect the property to find hazards and fix them.
Trespassers: Property owners have a lower duty of care to people who enter a site without the owners’ permission. They cannot injure trespassers on purpose, and they must take measures to protect trespassers who might be attracted to something on the property.

Common Premises Liability Accidents

What constitutes a premises liability case can vary, but common situations include:

Slips and fall accidents
Injuries from falling objects
Negligent security
Dog bites
Amusement park accidents
Swimming pool accidents
Toxic exposure

Our Georgia premises liability injury lawyers handle various kinds of property hazard cases. Call us today for a consultation. Once you contact us, we can get the ball rolling. We will review your situation and your legal options.

Recoverable Damages in a Georgia Premises Liability Case

We will review your losses and account for each one. The type of injuries you have and your recovery time are factors that determine how much your personal injury lawsuit is worth. Common damages injured parties receive in these cases are:

Medical Expenses

Accidents can cause various kinds of injuries that affect victims physically, emotionally, and financially. Bruises and sprains, broken bones, traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), spinal cord injuries, and drowning are just a few wounds that victims suffer.

You could recover compensation for medical bills such as:

Emergency room services
Hospital stays
Imaging tests
Surgeries
Doctor’s visits
Medication
Medical equipment and supplies
Rehabilitation therapy (e.g., physical therapy)
Home health care
Travel expenses for medical treatment

We can document these losses with invoices, receipts, billing statements, or medical records.

Lost Income

If you missed work to recover from the accident, you can seek payment for the income you lost. You also could seek damages for lost earning capacity if your injuries affect your ability to earn income temporarily or permanently.

These losses are documentable with pay stubs and wage statements, employment contracts, an employer’s letter, or tax returns.

Pain and Suffering

You can request compensation for intangible losses, such as pain and suffering. As these losses have no fixed dollar amount, we can calculate them for you.

Pain and suffering can cover multiple conditions affecting one’s mental and emotional well-being, including mental anguish, emotional distress, loss of enjoyment of life, and others.

Wrongful Death

If your loved one suffered fatal injuries in a premises liability accident, we are sorry for your loss. Our compassionate Georgia wrongful death lawyer can lead a lawsuit to recover losses from the negligent party while you take care of your relative’s final arrangements. These losses include funeral and burial costs, medical expenses, and lost expected household income.

How Our Georgia Premises Injury Lawyers Can Help Your Case

Heninger Garrison Davis, LLC, has represented clients in all 50 states and recovered more than $3 billion since our doors opened. We will advocate for you as we have for them and hold the party that harmed you accountable.

We can take care of your entire case while you focus on treating your injuries. This includes filing paperwork, meeting critical deadlines, and handling all communications with relevant parties.

Leave All Your Legal Tasks to Us While You Heal

Our premises accident attorneys serving Georgia will build a case showing how the liable party was negligent and why you should recover maximum compensation. We also will:

Investigate the incident to determine how your injury happened.
Gather and review evidence that supports your claims (such as your medical records, police or incident reports, eyewitness testimony, camera footage, etc.).
List all parties that owe you compensation (e.g., property owners, property managers, landlords, maintenance companies, utility companies, government entities).
Prove how the liability party was negligent in causing your injuries.
Assess your damages and assign a financial value to your case.
Lead all communications with relevant parties, including the insurance company.
Lead settlement negotiation talks for a favorable settlement.
Prepare and file your injury lawsuit if we cannot settle with the insurer.
Pursue monetary awards at trial if necessary.

We will develop a legal strategy that addresses the unique circumstances in your case. We also will update you regularly and answer your questions and concerns promptly.

Contact Us Today.

The sooner you take action, the better your chances for a favorable resolution.

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How Much does Legal Representation Cost for My Case?

Our premises liability lawyers in Georgia represent our clients on a contingency fee basis, so we do not require you to pay us upfront to represent you. Instead, we receive payment only if we recover your compensation. This payment would come from a part of your settlement or court-ordered award.

We understand that accidents are costly, so we do not add to our clients’ financial burdens. We also want everyone who wants legal services to have access to them.

Filing Deadlines Set for Georgia Personal Injury Cases

Georgia limits the time plaintiffs have to sue for their injuries and losses. If we must file a civil action for your compensation, we generally have two years from the accident date to do so, per O.C.G.A. § 9-3-33. The two-year deadline also applies in wrongful death cases, which starts on the decedent’s death date.

We encourage you to seek medical treatment and then contact us. Two years can pass by quickly, so we want to start working for you as soon as possible. If the court does not receive your case before the deadline expires, you will lose your right to sue. We will file your case on time.

Call Us Today for Help from a Georgia Premises Liability Lawyer

Negligent property owners must be held accountable for the harm they cause when they fail to keep their grounds safe. If you hurt yourself on another’s property, you can hold them liable for your losses.

We will use our decades of legal experience and deep legal knowledge to seek payment for losses you suffered in a Georgia premises liability case. Contact us today for a free consultation.

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