SLIPS AND FALLS

SLIPS AND FALLS ATTORNEY ATLANTA

At The Spencer Law Firm, we always tell our clients in Atlanta to never take a slip and fall accident for granted. The damages and injuries you can experience because of a seemingly straightforward accident can affect your future and your family’s future. A competent accident lawyer will tell you that there will be a lot of work involved. In fact, your personal injury case can be become more complex by the minute. With our firm by your side, you are bound to receive just compensation. Whether you are going to settle a personal injury claim with an establishment, person, or insurance agency, you need all the help you can get -- starting with hiring the right Atlanta slip and fall accident attorney for your case.

How Can The Spencer Law Firm Help Your Slip and Fall Accident Case?

The Spencer Law Firm’s priority is to protect our client’s rights. This can be challenging since slip and fall accidents can result in serious physical injuries, i.e. broken bones, cuts and bruises, knee damage, brain damage, internal bleeding, head, and spine injury, to name a few. Our initial task as your slip and fall injury attorney is to make sure that all your physical damages or wounds and corresponding medical treatments are properly documented. We will guide you step-by-step throughout the entire case. Rest assured that we are always ready to take your call and answer your legal concerns.

What is Considered a Slip and Fall Accident in Atlanta, Georgia?

A slip and fall accident is classified under premises liability, which holds property owners, leasers, and business owners responsible for the safety of their guests or customers. This means that the owners or the persons in charge of restaurants, supermarkets, strip malls condominiums, apartments, houses, resorts, theaters, parking lots, stores, parks, hospitals, nursing homes, offices, construction sites, amusement parks, or any other type of property/establishment need to make sure their facilities are free from potential dangers or health hazards.

Businesses or any public and commercial establishment need to conduct regular inspection and maintenance of their facilities, repair known damages, and provide ample warning and notification to visitors should there be a potential hazard on their premises.

Any accident resulting to a personal injury can lead to a slip and fall legal case.

Did the Persons Involved Have Knowledge of the Hazard?

If you or your loved one have been hurt or injured because of a slip and fall accident, the next question is whether you and the property owner or management have knowledge of the hazard. There are generally two types of information to consider:

Actual Knowledge - Pertinent information that has been seen, heard, known, or personally experienced

Constructive Knowledge - Vital information that the property claims to not know, but should have known because of their responsibility of keeping the premise safe and free .

Various Types of Liability Premises Liability in Atlanta

Slip and Fall Accident - When a person loses traction on the walking surface or floor;

Stump and Fall Accident - When the accident is caused by an obstruction in the walkway or any path of the victim;

Trip and Fall Accident - When a person trips over an object left on the walking surface;

Step and Fall Accident - When a person loses balance and falls after stepping into a hole, crack, or and form of defect on the surface.

Most Common Causes of Slip and Fall Accidents in Atlanta

  • Foreign Substances (i.e. ice, snow, any liquid or food) on the Floor

  • Elevation Changes without Warning/Notification

  • Broken Steps, Platform, Threshold

  • Wet, Polished, Waxed Floors

  • Poor or Lack of Proper Lighting

  • Defective Stairs

  • Loose or Torn Carpeting/Rugs/Mats

  • Potholes, Ditches

  • Faulty Elevator or Escalator

  • Aggressive or Rabid Dogs

  • Unstable floor

  • Unsecured and Poorly Maintained Swimming Pool Facilities

  • Broken Tiles or any Flooring

Why Hire The Spencer Law Firm?

Accidents like slip and falls can happen to anyone and at any time. But this should not excuse property owners from their duty.  At The Spencer Law Firm, we are aggressive slip and fall accident attorneys, and we will not stop until we make sure that all your injury claims, i.e. medical compensation, appropriate legal actions, are met and won.

The Spencer Law Firm currently serves Atlanta, Georgia, and its surrounding cities, namely Sandy Springs, Clarkston, Norcross, Lilburn, Redan, Decatur, Duluth, Tucker, Roswell, Suwanee, Johns Creek, Marietta, Doraville, Chamblee, Smyrna, Alpharetta, and more. For a free consultation with a professional slip and fall accident attorney, do not hesitate to give us a call us at (404) 670-9918.