A slip and fall accident occurs when someone falls on another person's property (usually a store or business location). While the vast majority of slips and falls are not serious, each year over 250,000 people suffer serious injuries and are rendered disabled in slip and fall accidents.

Every Georgia business or property owner has a "non-delegable" duty to keep the property in a safe condition and to warn visitors of any safety hazards or unsafe conditions. This duty extends to the entryways and exits of the business, which includes the parking lot.

Many serious slip and fall injuries are caused by inadequate lighting, a lack of warning signs, steps and handrails which do not comply with the applicable building code, uneven steps or unmarked bumps or dips in the walkway, slippery or wet floors, poor visibility, boxes falling on customers from over-stocked shelves, and low objects which are not visible but jut into an aisle or walkway.

Trip and fall victims can suffer serious brain injuries when they trip and land on their head. Many others suffer from broken ankles, broken legs, torn knee ligaments, broken wrists, torn rotator cuff injuries, and other injuries and broken bones. Serious injuries usually result in damages in the form of hospital bills, doctors' bills, pain and suffering and lost wages. In addition, the spouse of an injured person is entitled to be compensated for "loss of consortium" which is the loss that occurs when a spouse is injured and the other spouse loses their companionship, services, and marital relations.

At Fleming Law, P.C., we are experienced Georgia personal injury lawyers who work hard to get you all that you are entitled to under the law.

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