Premises Liability
Premises Liability refers to the legal responsibility a property owner has to take reasonable steps to safeguard their property from causing harm to a person while on the owner’s property. Depending on a number of factors, property owners are generally responsible for the harm suffered by another on their property when the owner knew of that risk, or should have reasonable known of that risk, of harm to others.
Statute of Limitations
A statute of limitations is an arbitrary time limit that cuts off a plaintiff’s ability to file a case after a certain period of time. Statutes of limitation can begin to run at various points after the event that caused harm. Some statutes of limitations run from the date of the injury, even if the injury is not detected until much later. In Georgia, most, but not all, personal injury cases are controlled by a 2-year stature of limitations.
Statute of Repose
In a products liability action, the statute of repose bars almost every claim for harms caused by a defective product that was first sold ten years earlier regardless of when the harm occurred. In Georgia there also is a statute of repose on medical malpractice cases. This statute of repose bars any claims not filed within five years of the negligent act - even if the harm has not yet occurred. Credit to GTLA ~ Georgia Consumer Values Solutions Guide 2008
