Slip & Fall

Property owners – including landlords, business owners and homeowners – have a duty to people who legally visit their property. Whether you’re shopping, in the common area of your apartment complex or at work, you have a right to safety.

When hazards like puddles on floors, boxes in walkways or loose flooring result in slips, trips, falls and serious injuries, the property owner responsible for the hazards should be held financially responsible for your medical bills, lost wages and pain and suffering.

The Good News and Bad News About Slip and Falls

In the average Georgia car crash, the responsible driver is covered by bodily injury liability auto insurance coverage. The limits on those policies might be as low as $25,000, which means no matter how serious your injuries, you might only be able to recover $25,000. That $25,000 can run out fast if your injuries are serious.

Commercial property liability policy limits can be much, much higher. Businesses sometimes have hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars of liability coverage, which means you’re more likely to be able to get all of your medical expenses, lost wages and pain and suffering damages covered.

The bad news is insurance companies have more incentive to aggressively dispute your claim since more money is on the line. That’s why it’s important to work with a Duluth personal injury lawyer familiar with slip and fall cases who isn’t afraid to take on the insurance company.

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