What Accidents Fall Under Premise Liability Law In Georgia?

Accidents Included In Premise Liability Law

There are almost countless things that can happen to you while you’re away from home.

Here we will list the most common accidents.

1. Slip and Fall

Slip and fall injuries occur when someone falls on a floor, sidewalk, ramp, stairs or any other surface.

Under premise liability law, the surface as to be broken, cracked, uneven or slippery due to the neglect of the owner.

Maybe a leak wasn’t repaired, unsafe debris wasn’t removed, or a spill wasn’t cleaned in a timely matter.

The property owner also has to display proper warning signs if carpeting becomes loose or wrinkled, and curbing or steps need to be adequately marked.

2. Dog Bite

This one is pretty self-explanatory.

While you’re a guest on someone else’s property, they need to make sure their dog isn’t a threat to you.

If a dog or any other animal chases, attacks, bites or mauls you, your injury will fall under premise liability law.

The owner of the dog or property has to control the animal or give warning of its propensity to bite or chase.

3. Escalator Injury

Escalator injuries occur when you suffer a trip and fall or entrapment related injuries because of a faulty elevator.

This could include improper installation, defective equipment, poor maintenance or a negligent inspection.

Most injuries occur because of excessive speed, a sudden stop or acceleration, malfunctioning emergency controls, unsafe gaps, or entrapment between moving parts of the escalator.

4. Elevator Injury

An elevator claim involves the injury or death of someone due to a collapsed elevator or a sudden stop after an abrupt plummet.

Elevator injuries also occur when the door opens, but there’s no elevator resulting in a fall down the shaft, or malfunctioning elevator doors that trap passengers in the cabin.

5. Fire Safety

Fire safety claims are the result of people who died or suffered burn injuries because of code violations, overcrowding, defective smoke detectors, or malfunctioning fire alarms.

The property owners need to make sure all sprinkler systems are working, provide adequate fire protection equipment, accessible fire exits, and be sure the area is free of fire hazards.

6. Falling Merchandise

This usually happens in grocery or retail stores when something falls from above and lands on a customer or guest causing injury or death.

The owners of the store need to take every precaution to be sure all merchandise is secure on the store’s shelving.

7. Recreational Water Illness

These claims occur at commercial swimming pools, hot tubs, water parks, interactive fountains, or any other recreation venue with a pool.

The illness occurs when someone suffers and waterborne infectious disease after using the water feature.

The pools are typically contaminated with things like pathogenic bacteria, viruses, or parasites because of negligent sanitation practices, or an inadequate filtration system.

8. Peephole Voyeurism

You probably weren’t thinking of this when you started reading this article, but this is more common than you may think.

Peephole voyeurism is an invasion of privacy by companies that own hotels, retail stores or fitness centers that use hidden cameras to conduct voyeurism of their patrons.

The voyeurism usually occurs when the patrons use a hotel room changing area, restroom, locker facility, or any area where someone would expect privacy.

9. Negligent Supervision Of Children

This is usually the most heartbreaking out of all the instances of premise liability law.

The negligent supervision of children involves infants and minors who sustain bodily injury.

It could be due to assault, molestation or abduction because a person or business entity negligently fails to provide adequate supervision or protection for a minor.