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| Who would think that premises liability would | | | | the defendant didn’t adequately train their |
| extend to a golf course? It does and course | | | | employees on proper golf cart operation, failed to |
| owners and employees need to be aware. | | | | warn the man of the dangers of standing in the |
| Let’s consider a case that we heard about | | | | back of the golf cart, and that the employee |
| just recently about a man who wound up with | | | | overloaded the cart, thus causing it to be unstable. |
| traumatic brain injury after falling off a golf cart. | | | | The underlying premises here is that property |
| The man’s wife is seeking damages for | | | | owners may be held liable for personal injuries |
| the trauma and loss of consortium in the form of | | | | sustained by an injured party if there was a |
| a personal injury lawsuit. | | | | dangerous/hazardous condition on the property |
| The story goes like this: the gentleman was | | | | that could/should have been fixed. In fact, that |
| golfing when one of the club’s employees | | | | dangerous condition should not even have been |
| offered to give him a ride in one of the | | | | there in the first place. However, the fact that it |
| club’s golf carts. Evidently rather than being | | | | was, increases the level of responsibility the |
| able to sit on the front seat with the employee, | | | | defendant has to those who use the |
| he was told to stand in the area normally | | | | defendant’s property, in this case the golf |
| reserved for carrying the golf clubs. The | | | | course and its carts. Because the employee |
| foundation of this personal injury lawsuit is the | | | | represents the property owner, they have a duty |
| negligence of the employee who was driving the | | | | of care toward people using the property. |
| golf cart at the time of the accident. | | | | Falls have the potential to cause extremely |
| Other pertinent facts in the case were revealed in | | | | serious injuries that include traumatic brain injury |
| the court documents and dealt with the allegations | | | | (such as this case), broken hips, dislocations, and |
| that the employee drove the cart with excessive | | | | spinal cord injuries. These aren’t exactly |
| speed for the conditions of the terrain and made | | | | easy injuries to treat, and many of them are |
| an exceedingly sharp turn with no warning, causing | | | | long-term, painful and costly to treat. Many of |
| the woman’s husband to be thrown from | | | | these injuries also have the potential to be |
| the cart. | | | | permanent. |
| The man was taken to hospital for treatment and | | | | If you’ve been hurt in an accident similar |
| the doctor treating him informed the court that | | | | to this or at a different location, don’t |
| the man is in a coma. His chances of recovering | | | | hesitate to speak to a dedicated and highly skilled |
| are extremely poor. | | | | Atlanta personal injury lawyer. |
| Other points that go toward a judge and jury | | | | |