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Parking Deck Collapses in Midtown, Atlanta - No Casualties So Far | Atlanta Accident Lawyer
Researchers are hoping to reenter the wreckage from a collapsed parking garage in Midtown, today. Search crews have been unable to reenter the building due to concerns over the structures integrity and the potential for further collapse. The colllapse occured at the Centergy building on Spring Street from the fourth floors down.Miraculously it appears that no one was injured. Hopefully no injuries will be found.
A collapse such as this provides a good opportunity to examine the issues of liability surrounding such a happening. Injuries or damages from buildings, homes, or property are governed by the laws relating to premise liability. Of course if no one is hurt (and lets hope none will be found) there would be no personal injury cases. However, those whose cars were in the deck might have claims for the loss of their cars.
To recover under premise liability theories, a plaintiff must show that a dangerous condition existed on a property that the property owner either knew or should have knew existed. The property owner's duty varies depending on whether the plaintiff is considered a invitee, a licensee or a trespasser.
In the case of the Centergy collapse, one cannot assume that just because the deck collapsed that Centergy (or whoever owned the deck) is liable. Of course, parking decks don't normally collapse (thankfully) and the fact that this one did would certainly be worth investigating. There can be little doubt that OSHA and other governmental agencies will be investigating this crash. And lets all continue to hope and pray that noone was injured.
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