Premises Liability

Have you been injured on someone else’s property – commercial or private? If so, you may have a case in which you can recover for your injuries.  Under Georgia law, owners and occupiers of land must exercise ordinary care to keep their approaches and premises safe for guests or invitees.  Unfortunately, many owners and occupiers of property fail to exercise such ordinary care and it results in unsafe conditions which inevitably end up causing significant harm to their invitees. Whether shopping at a store, walking through a hospital, getting gas at a gas station, or eating at a restaurant, if you are on the premises in order to conduct business with the owner or occupier of the property, you are considered an “invitee” under Georgia law.  An invitee is afforded the highest level of protection under premises liability law. Georgia law requires property owners to inspect their property for dangers and either fix the dangers or warn their invitees of the dangers. If they fail to do this and you sustain serious injuries, you may have a case.

At Wagner Hughes, we fight hard for our clients who have been injured on the premises of another. The following are some of the types of premises cases we handle:

  • Slip and Fall Accidents
  • Elevator Accidents
  • Sidewalk & Parking Lot Falls
  • Falling Merchandise
  • Unsafe Premises
  • False Imprisonment

It is very important that you contact a premises liability lawyer as soon as possible to protect your rights. You may be able to recover compensation for your medical expenses, pain and suffering, lost income and lost capacity to earn income caused by the accident.  At Wagner Hughes, we provide you with a free consultation and you will speak directly with our attorneys, rather than a case manager, investigator or paralegal.  Our attorneys will discuss the facts of your case with you and will evaluate whether you have a viable premises liability case.

There are very narrow circumstances in which a property owner can be held liable for injuries that occur on the premises and the legal analysis is fact-intensive. For instance, if you can show that the property owner knew or should have known of the dangerous condition and failed to correct the dangerous condition or warn you of the dangerous condition, and that you, exercising reasonable care for your own safety, did not know of the dangerous condition and were significantly injured because of the dangerous condition, you may have a viable case.  Every case is different and the facts are of the utmost import in evaluating and working up a premises case.  Therefore, it is imperative that you retain an experienced premises liability attorney who can properly evaluate the facts of your case and move your case forward to a successful outcome.

At Wagner Hughes, our attorneys have experience litigating premises liability cases and can evaluate the strength of your case from the outset and work to make it stronger moving forward. Our attorneys personally work on every aspect of your case. Your case will not be handed off to a lower level attorney, case manager, investigator or paralegal. We take your case personally. Call Wagner Hughes, LLC for a free consultation at (404) 900-6979.