On behalf of Isenberg & Hewitt, PC | Nov 20, 2019 | Slip & Fall Accidents
When a person slips and falls on someone’s property in Georgia, it could fall under the category of cases referred to as premise liability claims. This is because slip-and-fall accidents usually happen on a premise that is owned by someone, which could make the...
On behalf of Isenberg & Hewitt, PC | Nov 14, 2019 | Slip & Fall Accidents
Georgia residents who enter someone else’s property may be injured in a slip-and-fall accident. Regardless of the cause, there are a few steps that any injury victim will want to take immediately afterwards. The first and most obvious step is to tend to the...
On behalf of Isenberg & Hewitt, PC | Jul 5, 2019 | Slip & Fall Accidents
Slip-and-fall injuries can cause serious damage to customers in Georgia at public places like supermarkets and shopping malls. If their injury is due to the negligence of the business involved, they may sue on the basis of premises liability for their lost wages,...
On behalf of Isenberg & Hewitt, PC | May 23, 2019 | Slip & Fall Accidents
Retailers in Georgia and around the country tend to view slip-and-fall accidents and the lawsuits that they give rise to as an inevitable part of doing business, but a Pennsylvania-based supermarket chain has virtually eliminated slip-and-fall injuries at its 57...
On behalf of Isenberg & Hewitt, PC | Dec 20, 2018 | Slip & Fall Accidents
Georgia residents should know about a study from Purdue University that states that trips and falls are more frequent among young adults than the elderly. Researchers had a group of 94 college students (average age 19) respond to a daily online survey asking if they...
On behalf of Isenberg & Hewitt, PC | Dec 13, 2018 | Slip & Fall Accidents
Falls represent one of the most common reasons why a person would visit an emergency room in Georgia. Nationally, falls accounted for more than eight million visits to an emergency room while slip and fall accidents accounted for more than a million. Inadequate floors...
On behalf of Isenberg & Hewitt, PC | Sep 27, 2018 | Slip & Fall Accidents
A slippery floor may result in a person falling while at a friend’s house or while walking in an office building. It is also possible to trip on stairs or slip on a parking lot that hasn’t been cleared of ice and snow. Falls can be especially dangerous...
On behalf of Isenberg & Hewitt, PC | Sep 6, 2018 | Slip & Fall Accidents
Those who frequent Georgia supermarkets know that the floors can sometimes be slippery. Floors generally get slick when dish soap, water or some other liquid falls on them. However, other types of debris can also make a floor hazardous to walk on. In an effort to...
On behalf of Isenberg & Hewitt, PC | Mar 16, 2018 | Slip & Fall Accidents
If an individual gets hurt from a fall that occurs while on another party’s property, he or she may have a legal claim. Typically, such cases that are brought forth in Georgia are negligence claims. This means that the defendant was not intentionally trying to...
On behalf of Isenberg & Hewitt, PC | Mar 8, 2018 | Slip & Fall Accidents
While athletes in Georgia may have reason to be concerned about suffering sports injuries on the field, sometimes those damages can come as a result of a slip-and-fall accident rather than as part of the activity itself. One example is the case of Canadian tennis...
