Someone should have kept you safe. Now they answer for it.
Property owners, landlords, dog owners and manufacturers have responsibilities under Georgia law. When they ignore them and you get hurt, you may have a claim. Talal Perez Ghosheh helps you find out.
We hold them accountable.
Injuries that aren’t car wrecks
Slip and fall
Wet floors, spills, broken steps, poor lighting and hidden hazards.
Learn more →Apartments, hotels & parking lotsNegligent security
Assaults and robberies where owners ignored known risks.
Learn more →Neighborhoods & homesDog bites
Attacks by dogs whose owners knew, or should have known, the danger.
Learn more →AnywhereDefective products
Products that fail, burn, break or come without proper warnings.
Learn more →Any propertyUnsafe property
Pools, stairs, falling objects and other dangers owners should fix.
Learn more →Grocery & big-box storesStore falls
Produce, freezer leaks and falling merchandise in big stores.
Learn more →Homeowners insuranceWho pays for a dog bite
How homeowners and renters policies usually cover bites.
Learn more →Right nowEvidence checklist
What to collect, plus a sample letter to save store video.
Learn more →Negligent security, county by county
Crime records, police agencies and courts differ in each metro county.
Why you were on the property matters
Georgia sets different duties depending on why you were there.
Customers & tenants
Owners must use ordinary care to keep the property reasonably safe for people invited there for business.
Social guests
A lower duty: generally to avoid willful or wanton injury and warn of known hidden dangers.
No permission
The lowest duty, with special rules in some cases, like those involving children.
Video and records disappear
- Store and apartment cameras often record over footage within days or weeks
- Incident reports stay with the business unless requested
- Hazards get cleaned up or repaired
- Witnesses move on
Talal Perez Ghosheh
Georgia personal injury lawyer since 2009 and founder of GHOSHEH LAW FIRM LLC in Lawrenceville. You work directly with the lawyer, in English or Spanish.
Read our Google reviews →Common questions
Is every fall the owner’s fault?
No. In Georgia, the question is usually whether the owner knew or should have known about the hazard, and whether you could have seen and avoided it.
I was attacked in my apartment complex. Can the landlord be responsible?
Possibly, if the attack was reasonably foreseeable, for example because of prior similar crimes, and the owner failed to take reasonable steps. Georgia recently changed some rules for these cases.
How long do I have to file?
In Georgia, generally two years for personal injury. Some product claims also have an outer time limit based on when the product was first sold.
What does it cost?
Nothing up front. Contingency fee: no attorney fee unless we recover money for you.
Hurt on someone else’s property?
Free case review with Talal Perez Ghosheh. English or Spanish.