Civil Litigation Defense

Our firm’s General and Premises Liability practice encompasses a wide range of claims arising out of personal injury and property damage.  Our attorneys specialize in claims ranging from dog bites to slip and falls, food borne illness claims to negligent security cases.  Premises liability law addresses the responsibilities of landowners, occupiers as well as those entering and using property. Our firm’s General and Premises Liability attorneys are well-versed in the different standards to which each entity or individual is held, dependent upon their status on the land.

Well-versed in the different standards to which each entity or individual is held

General and Premises Liability claims involve a wide array of topics in addition to those listed below.  These types of claims range from minor injuries and property damage to those claims involving multiple alleged wrongful deaths.  Our General and Premises Liability attorneys regularly defend these claims for their clients.  Please contact us to learn more.

Commercial Premises

Premises liability claims involving commercial property can be wide-ranging, including slip/trip-and-falls in stores, common areas or parking areas, falls down steps, negligent security or toxic or hazardous substances. Claims arising from commercial settings are oftentimes complex as they can involve an owner, a broker, a manager, and different classifications of occupiers. These cases can be further complicated as the defendants often desire to continue their business relationships with one another and avoid having that relationship soured with litigation. The attorneys in our General and Premises Liability team have worked for years balancing the delicate nature of these relationships with the unique circumstances present in the litigation.

Dram Shop

The term “dram shop” is an old expression used to identify establishments that sold alcohol by the dram (a small amount of liquid). Dram Shop claims, sometimes referred to as hospitality laws, refer to the claims of liability against those who sell alcoholic beverages by the glass to customers, such as at a bar, restaurant, tavern, club, or pub or serve it to guests in their homes. According to the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety in Georgia, the number of alcohol-impaired driving fatalities has steadily risen each year since 2011. For instance, in 2016, there were 368 alcohol-impaired fatalities on Georgia’s roadways. This represented 24% of all Georgia roadway fatalities that year. The attorneys in our General and Premises Liability team have defended many of these suits and have the resources available to handle these large, complex matters.

Residential premises including apartments, condos, and their managing entities

Homeowners or renters are typically afforded coverage under their homeowners or renters policies for premises liability claims. However, individuals living in apartments, condominiums or townhouses face a unique set of facts as some areas within those dwellings are considered common areas. Lueder, Larkin & Hunter is uniquely adept at defending these claims as the firm was founded in Community Association law.

Negligent Security and Third-Party criminal acts

Premises owners or occupiers can face claims arising from injuries or deaths that occur on their property because of the criminal acts of third-parties or from their own alleged failure to use reasonable steps to prevent these crimes. Our General and Premises Liability attorneys have extensive experience in handling these claims from the moment a claim is reported through trial.