Recent Posts in Slip and Fall Category
Posted on Mar 13, 2018 By David Thomas
WHEN PROPERTY OWNERS ARE LIABLE FOR CRIMES We’ve all heard of so-called “slip and fall” cases where a person invited onto a residential or business property encounters a hazardous ...
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Posted on Jan 17, 2018 By David Thomas
THE NIGHT THE SNOW FELL IN GEORGIA We are only a few weeks into 2018, and this winter is already one for the record books. The cold snap that started on New Year’s and that keeps re-visiting the ...
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Posted on Oct 5, 2016 By David Thomas
A CHOICE BETWEEN CARE AND THE COURTS A nursing home resident falls and hits her head due to poor lighting in a hallway. The resident slips into a coma from the traumatic brain injury and dies. Her ...
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Posted on Jun 24, 2016 By David Thomas
SUMMER CAMPS: NOT ALL FUN AND GAMES Every summer, approximately 14 million children and adults attend summer camps. Since 2002, the number of American Camp Association (ACA) day camps has increased by ...
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Posted on Jun 16, 2016 By David Thomas
TRAGEDY IN THE MAGIC KINGDOM It was supposed to be a wonderful family vacation at Disney's premiere resort in Orlando, Florida. The Grand Floridian is a Victorian-style Disney Deluxe Resort hotel ...
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Posted on Jun 9, 2016 By David Thomas
FALLS: ORDINARY NEGLIGENCE Many people assume that accidents and injuries that occur in nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities are due to medical malpractice or nursing errors. Actions such as ...
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Posted on Mar 9, 2016 By David Thomas
SPRING BREAK...AND BINGE DRINKING...IS HERE AGAIN It is already that time of year, the time when thousands of high school and college students head to warmer locations in the U.S., Mexico, the ...
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Posted on Aug 20, 2015 By David Thomas
SCHOOL STARTS EARLIER While students may say that the school year seems to start earlier every year, there are some parents and grandparents who may say that school seems to start earlier in the life ...
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Posted on Jul 13, 2015 By David Thomas
SWIMMING: POPULAR BUT DANGEROUS SUMMER FUN Despite numerous public education and awareness campaigns, outreach efforts to offer swimming lessons and CPR courses, and federal legislation (see below), ...
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Posted on Oct 27, 2014 By David Thomas
With fall here and winter on its' way, it is a good time to review preventative measures designed to avoid slips and falls while at home and while out and about. We here at The Thomas Law Firm ...
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Posted on Jul 19, 2013 By David Thomas
In a city like Atlanta with many tall buildings, both elevators and escalators are extremely common. While they provide us with truly convenient apparatus' for going up and down in buildings, they ...
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Posted on Jun 13, 2013 By David Thomas
Just like with a car accident, photographs can prove to be critical pieces of evidence in slip and fall cases. What is a slip and fall case? Well, it's exactly as it sounds. It's when you slip ...
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