When the negligence of another person causes or contributes to the cause of a traumatic brain injury, it can be grounds to pursue financial compensation. Claims for damages in TBI cases commonly involve:
Car accidents.
Truck accidents.
Construction accidents.
Defective products.
Dangerous conditions on another’s property (including foreseeable violence).
Negligence is understood to be the absence of ordinary care (when one has a legal duty to exercise it) resulting in serious injuries to another. Although we frequently use the word “accident,” the reality is so many of the circumstances that lead to Atlanta traumatic brain injuries involve careless actions resulting in preventable consequences. Establishing negligence doesn’t mean proving the other person meant you harm. Rather, it means showing that the injury was caused or exacerbated by a failure to exercise ordinary diligence, as defined in O.C.G.A. 51-1-2.