Slip & Fall ⁄ Premises Liability

Although the attorneys of Gilreath & Associates practice throughout the state, they are proud of their East Tennessee roots.  Sidney Gilreath, the firm's founding member, was born and raised in Kodak, Tennessee: the foothills of the Smoky Mountains.

All the firm’s attorneys and staff are from Knoxville or have practiced in Knoxville and its surrounding counties throughout their careers. 

These roots give Gilreath & Associates' attorneys unique knowledge of ,and a personal connection to, the juries and the legal community in Knoxville and the major surrounding counties of Sevier, Anderson, Blount, Jefferson and Cocke. These counties  are home to East Tennessee's most prized possessions: its beautiful rivers and lakes and the Great Smoky Mountains.  This abundant beauty has resulted in a booming tourism industry with amusement parks, theme parks, water parks, log cabins and retail outlets located throughout Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, Townsend, Walland, Maryville and Jefferson City, Tennessee.

Unfortunately, the enjoyment that comes with amusement park rides, water parks, theme parks, hotels, motels, mountain cabins, and shopping centers comes with potentially hidden dangers for locals and tourists alike.  While most business owners are conscientious about customer safety, many fail to take proper steps to make their premises safe.  In Tennessee, the owner or operator of a business, or premises, must use reasonable care to make the premises safe and to warn of dangerous conditions.  If a business owner creates, or becomes aware of, a dangerous condition on his or her premises and does not take steps to fix or warn of the condition, he or she may be responsible for injuries caused by the dangerous condition. 

Gilreath & Associates routinely represents individuals in lawsuits that are often referred to as “slip and fall” cases or premises liability cases.  Slip and fall or premises liability cases can arise from a wet floor or missing hand rail.  But many times customers slip and fall due to conditions such as the defective design, maintenance, or operation of a swimming pool, playground, hot tub, log cabin deck, theme park ride, gas or service station, putt-putt course, theater, or go-cart track.

Gilreath Associates has successfully represented countless Tennesseans, local customers and tourists injured in slip and fall accidents and premises liability cases in Knoxville, Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, Townsend, Walland, and Maryville areas. 

Gilreath & Associates’ experience in premises liability cases, combined with its local roots and continuous review of the local tourism community, make it uniquely qualified to evaluate slip and fall and other premises liability cases. If you have been injured as a result of a fall or any dangerous condition, call Gilreath & Associates for a free consultation.