A slip in a hotel shower could simply be bad luck, or it could be a sign of the hotel’s negligence. A shower may not seem like a hazardous activity but falls in the bathroom, particularly when getting in and out of a shower, can cause serious injuries. At home, you may take certain precautions
If you have been seriously injured or attacked in a Georgia parking lot due to unsafe property conditions, you may have the right to seek compensation through a civil claim. Injuries or assaults that occur in parking lots caused by negligent security are considered premises liability but these cases have recently become more difficult to
Accidents and injuries can happen to anyone, anywhere, at any time. While Isenberg & Hewitt focuses on only the most serious personal injuries, these personal injuries can be catastrophic and the aftermath can be overwhelming. Dealing with potentially life-altering injuries, expensive doctors’ visits, time spent dealing with insurance and lost wages can add up financially
When you hear the words premises liability, do you know exactly what that means? Most people don’t. Premises liability is a critical area of personal injury law that holds property owners and occupiers responsible for injuries, assaults and crimes that occur on their premises due to unsafe and/or unsecure conditions. Property owners and managers are responsible
In a contemporary legal practice, a significant number of civil cases are resolved through mediation. Mediation can often prove advantageous to the plaintiff, but there are disadvantages as well. While mediation does mitigate the inherent risks in a case, our experience tells us that using mediation without the risk associated with an unfavorable outcome can
Obviously, when the state catches someone breaking the law, prosecution often follows. But, those who break the law might also find themselves facing claims in civil court. Personal injury laws permit those who have been physically harmed by others to pursue civil lawsuits under certain circumstances. Causing injury during the commission of a crime is
There are typically two forms of financial protection available for those hurt by another person or a business. The first is insurance coverage. Insurance can often compensate those affected by dangerous property conditions, professional negligence or motor vehicle collisions. Personal injury lawsuits are also an option when illegal activity, negligence or similar misconduct on the
Although car crashes are a part of daily life in Georgia, most people assume that their families will never feel the effect of a major wreck. Thousands of Georgia residents every year get injured or die in car crashes, and the people affected by the wreck, as well as their immediate family members, may experience
Usually, people who choose to drink too much and then commit crimes, including operating while intoxicated, are responsible for their own behavior. If they injure someone else, they have to pay compensation to the victim or the victim’s family. Unfortunately, in practice, many times these people have no means to pay anywhere close to the
Many people in the Atlanta area rely on wheelchair ramps to access businesses, places of worship, government buildings, grocery stores, etc. These ramps allow the elderly, those with strollers, those who use walkers, those who need more stability, and those with wheelchairs easier access to these buildings. Most of the time a person doesn’t think