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A Brain Injury Lawyer For People In Atlanta

My name is Christopher Newbern, and I’m a personal injury lawyer for accident victims living in Atlanta. As a brain injury lawyer, I help clients and their families suffering from the major impacts associated with a brain injury by representing them in discussions and lawsuits against insurance companies. A brain injury is a major condition demanding considerable attention and aggressive representation.

What Are The Most Common Causes Of Brain Injuries In Atlanta?

Brain injuries can happen in almost any walk of life in almost any way. However, in my experience as an attorney, the most significant brain injuries happen due to:

  • Motor vehicle accidents: These are the most common types of personal injury accidents, and high-speed car crashes, truck crashes and motorcycle accidents make head and brain injuries much more likely.
  • Premises liability: Specifically, slips-and-falls cause many head injuries, but falling objects from one of the many construction projects around Atlanta can also be dangerous to people, and property owners are liable for many of the injuries suffered on their property.
  • Medical malpractice: From birth injuries to surgical errors to delayed stroke diagnoses, sometimes the worst brain injuries don’t come with a massive blow to the head, but the mistake of a medical professional.
  • Sports and recreation injuries: Youth and amateur sports are a major pastime across Georgia, but in sports, head injuries and brain injuries are nearly unavoidable, unless facilities take steps to prevent them.

Brain injuries are a consistent hazard to people and families and can come out of nowhere. But their surprising nature should not stop you from taking every step possible to secure compensation.

What Are The Symptoms Of A TBI?

Every head injury requires medical care, even “mild” injuries such as concussions. Mild concussions, getting dazed from a big hit or a car crash, are not like other injuries that you can just shake off. They can be cumulative and they can carry after effects you aren’t aware of, or even delayed, which does not stop you from being able to recover compensation. You must immediately get checked out if you have these symptoms, at any point after an accident:

  • Physical: Headaches, nausea, dizziness and sensitivity to light/sound.
  • Cognitive: Memory loss, difficulty concentrating, confusion and slurred speech.
  • Emotional/Behavioral: Mood swings, depression, anxiety and irritability. These are key aspects of any noneconomic damages I may pursue for you.

When seeking treatment, it’s best to make sure you go to a well-staffed, well-resourced facility, like Grady Memorial Hospital or Emory University Hospital, as they’ll closely document every step of your treatment, building a vital paper trail I will use later in building your case.

What Types Of Compensation Are Available For A Brain Injury In Georgia?

I want to maximize the compensation you can receive, and that will require me to build a case for several types of damages that you may recover after an accident. These damages are:

  • Economic damages: Past and future medical expenses (including rehabilitation, ongoing therapy and long-term care costs), lost wages and loss of future earning capacity.
  • Noneconomic damages: Pain and suffering, loss of consortium, loss of enjoyment of life and emotional distress.
  • Punitive damages: If your brain injury is the result of another party’s negligence or wrongful acts, the court may be able to award “punitive damages.” These damages are reserved for egregious conduct and serve to hold the liable party further accountable.

In Georgia, there is no hard cap on noneconomic damages in most cases except for medical malpractice, which has several stipulations. Additionally, punitive damages have a cap of $250,000.

Move Quickly To Get Help. Call My Firm Today.

Georgia law limits the time you have to pursue compensation after an accident to two years, in most cases. There are some complicated exceptions in medical malpractice and injuries to minors, which I can discuss with you when you call me. However, two years is not a lot of time in the world of personal injury compensation, and you must start soon.

Call Newbern Law Firm in Atlanta at 943-245-8801 or send an email using this contact form. I will personally speak with you about your case and help you build a case to get the compensation and justice you deserve.