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Have you been injured on someone else’s property in Augusta, GA? Georgia law requires property owners to maintain their properties in safe condition for guests. Therefore, you may be entitled to financial compensation for your pain and suffering, lost earnings, and more.
Hawk Law Group has represented accident victims and families in Augusta for more than 30 years in personal injury cases including premises liability, Augusta slip and fall accidents, vehicle accidents, wrongful death claims, and more. We are committed to giving you the best legal representation possible as we pursue fair compensation for your injuries.
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After a serious accident, you will likely count on an insurance company to pay your medical bills and lost wages while you recover. But what if the insurance company blames you for the accident or minimizes the severity of your injuries? What if it refuses to compensate you? You need an experienced advocate on your side.
Hawk Law Group was founded by Victor C. Hawk, a host of the call-in show LawCall. Our law firm has recovered tens of millions of dollars in our 30 years of practice. We want to put our experience and resources to work on your case.
You can count on our Augusta personal injury lawyers to:
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Premises liability is an area of the law that holds property owners accountable for certain types of injuries on their property. Under Georgia law, property owners have a duty to keep guests safe.
They must take reasonable steps to warn about or correct hazards — and prevent third-party crimes. However, this does not mean that property owners, lessees, or property managers can be held responsible for all injuries on their property.
Property owners can only be held liable for injuries caused through negligence. These claims are notoriously complex because property owners owe different duties of care to different people, depending on their visitor classification.
There is no easy way to estimate the value of an injury case.
We will carefully assess the details of your claim, including:
Contact the Augusta injury attorneys at Hawk Law Group for a free consultation to discuss what your case may be worth.
You are entitled to seek compensatory damages from a negligent property owner who caused you harm.
This includes compensation for your economic and non-economic losses, such as:
While the insurance company may undervalue your claim, Hawk Law Group will work tirelessly to build the strongest case possible for the full value of your losses.
Hawk Law Group has decades of experience handling all types of premises liability cases.
Contact us if you or a loved one have been hurt in an accident involving:
Our experienced injury lawyers serving Augusta, GA, will fight back against the insurance company’s attempts to blame you or minimize your injuries. We are committed to holding property owners accountable when their negligence harms an innocent guest or customer. If a loved one died because of negligent security, an unsafe walkway, a pool hazard, poor lighting, or another dangerous condition, our guide to premises liability wrongful death claims in Georgia explains how these cases may work.
Premises liability is a subset of negligence. You must prove a property owner’s negligence caused your injury to recover compensation for your damages:
There are four key elements of negligence:
There are several unique aspects to premises liability cases that injured parties should know before filing a claim. The first is the duty of care.
O.C.G.A. § 51-3-1 defines the duties a property owner owes to various guests. Guests can be categorized as invitees or licensees.
Invitees are guests who are on a property for the property owner’s benefit, including business purposes. This includes guests, customers, contractors, and employees.
Licensees are people who are not “customers, servants, or trespassers.” Licensees are allowed to be on the property but not to benefit the property owner.
Property owners owe the highest duty to invitees. The property owner must generally inspect their property for dangers, repair property defects, and warn guests of dangerous conditions that cannot be fixed right away.
As a general rule, property owners only owe licensees a limited duty. They only have to warn licensees of known dangers on the property. They do not have to inspect for hazards or repair them for the benefit of a licensee.
Georgia premises liability law only holds property owners liable for hazards of which they had constructive or actual knowledge. This means the property owner saw or was told about the hazard, or the danger was present for long enough that they should have known about it.
If a reasonably prudent person would not have known about the hazard, the property owner can’t be held accountable. Proving a property owner knew or should have known about a dangerous condition can be challenging. An attorney can help.
Georgia law defines two categories of landlords: those “in possession” and those “out of possession” or absentee. Absentee landlords have a lower duty of care to address defects.
A landlord that lives on the property or maintains substantial control and ownership has the same duty of care as a normal property owner. An absentee landlord is generally only liable for damages and injuries caused by failing to keep the property in repair.
In Georgia, you typically have just two years from the date of your accident to file a premises liability lawsuit. The same deadline applies to wrongful death claims. You may have a shorter deadline for claims against a government entity.
Contact the Augusta premises liability attorneys at Hawk Law Group as soon as possible to preserve your case. Delays make it harder to gather reliable evidence to prove your claim.
Were you left with serious injuries due to a property owner’s negligence? Hawk Law Group is prepared to give your case the attention and resources it deserves as we fight for fair compensation on your behalf.
Contact our law firm to schedule a free initial consultation with an Augusta premises liability lawyer to discuss how we can help you.
Hawk Law Group
338 Telfair St, Augusta, GA 30901
(706) 722-3500
We serve clients in Augusta, North Augusta, Downtown Augusta, Medical District, Forest Hills, Summerville, Murray Hill, Harrisburg, West End, Hammond's Ferry, Harrisburg, Bethlehem, Glendale, Turpin Hill, South Turpin Hill, May Park, Sand Hills, and its surrounding areas.
We also handle injury cases throughout Georgia and South Carolina.
Did you sustain an injury at work or develop an occupational illness? If so, hiring an experienced Augusta Premises Liability Lawyer can be essential for your fight for benefits.
(888) 771-1110The personal injury lawyers at Hawk Law Group represent accident victims throughout the Central Savannah River Area, including Augusta, Avera, Belvedere, Blythe, Crawfordville, Davisboro, Evans, Gibson, Grovetown, Harlem, Hephzibah, Jackson, Lincolnton, Louisville, Martinez, Millen, New Ellenton, North Augusta, Sandersville, Sparta, Stapleton, Thomson, Warrenton, Waynesboro, and all surrounding communities in Aiken, Edgefield, and Richmond Counties.
Hawk Law Group is a personal injury law firm serving clients in Augusta, GA, and surrounding areas. With over 71 years of combined experience, we have recovered hundreds of millions on behalf of injury victims. Contact us for help today.
