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🛣️ Understanding Defective Road Design Claims in Georgia Defective road design can lead to serious accidents, causing injuries and even fatalities. In Georgia, if you were involved in an accident due to poor road design, you may have legal options to recover compensation. Filing a defective road design lawsuit requires proving that the roadway’s design, maintenance, or construction played a role in your accident. ⚖️ Legal Basis for Defective Road Design Claims To successfully file a claim, you must establish negligence on the part of the responsible government entity or contractor. Key legal elements include: ✅ Duty of Care: The government or private entity responsible for designing and maintaining the road owes a duty to ensure public safety. ✅ Breach of Duty: If the entity failed to provide a safe roadway by designing it improperly or neglecting maintenance, they may have breached their duty. ✅ Causation: You must prove that the defective road condition directly contributed to...