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You expect to be safe walking around your apartment building or when visiting somebody else's complex somewhere in Atlanta. Unfortunately, violent crime is a fact of life in northern Georgia. You never know when someone might attack you in the hallway, laundry room,...
A University of South Florida student was abducted and shot in the head three times during a carjacking at her apartment complex. After finding that inadequate security at the complex allowed the criminals to enter the property, the jury awarded her $15.7 million. Nationwide, property owners who fail to provide adequate security are being held accountable and large settlements are…
According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), every year nearly 300 small children and toddlers drown in swimming pools. For every child who dies from drowning, another five children are admitted to emergency rooms for nonfatal submersion injuries. Many of these injuries are severe, leading to lifelong debilitation and expensive medical treatment. When injuries occur due to the fault of…
Imagine you are in a grocery store. You slip and fall on a piece of cabbage. Will the grocery store pay for your injuries? The answer to that question depends on the results of a premises liability claim. This kind of claim involves a lawsuit where a person alleges that he or she suffered an injury on someone else’s property…
Georgia ranks ninth in the country for dog bite claims. State Farm reports that in 2012, it paid out a total of $3.3 million for 121 dog bite claims in Georgia alone. Dog bites are among the leading causes of injury to children between the ages of five and 14. Despite these statistics, Georgia’s dog bite laws have come under harsh criticism…
The tragic boating deaths of three youths last summer on Lake Lanier prompted the Georgia state legislature to pass harsher safety laws. On April 23, Governor Nathan Deal signed into law Senate Bill 136, which lowers the legal blood alcohol limit for boating from 0.10 to 0.08. The legal blood alcohol limit for boating under the influence (BUI) is now…