North Augusta Woman Sues Grovetown McDonalds After Slip And Fall

A North Augusta woman is suing a Grovetown McDonald’s after she allegedly fell inside the restaurant. The lawsuit, which was filed in Columbia County Superior Court on May 31st, alleges that the plaintiff slipped and fell on wet floors at the business on January 12th, 2023. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiff allegedly suffered serious injuries from the fall. However, her specific injuries are not listed in the complaint.

The lawsuit claims the business was negligent in ensuring the area was safe and negligent in its training of and supervising of its staff, according to court documents. This particular McDonald’s has an average rating of 1.4 stars on Yelp, with multiple complaints about the service.

The plaintiff is seeking damages for past and future medical expenses, past and future lost wages, and money for mental and physical pain and suffering, and emotional distress, according to the lawsuit.

Elements of negligence in a Georgia slip and fall lawsuit 

Prior to proving your damages in a slip and fall accident claim, you must show that the property owner was negligent. Negligence is the legal word for carelessness. It refers to an individual who fails to recognize an ordinary duty of care towards other people. Property owners in Georgia have a duty of care to maintain their property in safe condition. When they fail in this duty of care, an injured party can file a personal injury lawsuit against the owner of the property. Liability must be established before you prove damages.

To prove that a business owner was negligent, you must show that the owner of a business failed to recognize, fix, or remove a hazardous condition on the premises that caused you to slip and fall. In addition, you can prove that the owner or business caused or created the hazardous condition to appear in the first place.

To establish liability, you must also show that a reasonable person would have seen the hazard and had enough time to fix it before your slip and fall accident happened. Other elements that you might want to consider include:

• Was there a justifiable reason the hazard was present at the time of your accident?
• Did the property owner or business have safety standards in place to regularly check for dangerous conditions on the property?
• Was a dangerous condition there for a long enough period of time that an ordinary person would have removed it?
• Were there “caution slippery floor” signs alerting customers to the dangerous condition?
• Did poor visibility or bad lighting contribute to your accident?

When filing slip and fall lawsuits against a Georgia business owner, you’ll need to consider various angles when demonstrating the property owner is liable. Your injury claim will be filed with an insurance company and these companies are skilled at looking for ways to reduce their liability in an accident. To level the playing field, your best bet is to contact a Georgia slip and fall accident lawyer today.

Contact a Georgia slip and fall accident lawyer today 

Gillette Law represents the interests of Georgia plaintiffs in slip and fall accident lawsuits. Call our Jacksonville personal injury lawyers today to schedule an appointment, and we can begin preparing your case immediately.