The family of former NFL legend Junior Seau has agreed to donate his brain to researchers studying the possible effects of repeat concussions. According to the LA Times, multiple research facilities are interested in analyzing Seau’s brain. A day after his death from a gunshot wound to the chest, the San Diego County medical examiner ruled Seau's death a suicide. Reportedly, the family cited their desire "to help other individuals down the...
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Lawmakers in Georgia are considering testimony from former Atlanta Falcons kicker Matt Bryant and others in support of House Bill 673, which is concussion legislation for youth football players. According to the Washington Post, the law, pushed by the NFL and NCAA, requires any youth player with a possible concussion to be removed from a game or practice, and restricts the athlete from competing...
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Some former NFL players have struck back at the league they say endangered their health, suing the league for brain injuries sustained during their playing days. According to CBS Sports, around two dozen players are claiming that the league spent years covering up and minimizing evidence about the possible long-term risk of neurological problems due to concussions. They argue that the league’s actions led to concussions and subsequent brain damage, with some resulting in long-lasting, permanent, and/or crippling disabilities. 

According to the lawsuit, the NFL created a...
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John Ezzo, a 23-year-old from Norwalk, Connecticut, was awarded a $10 million verdict after a Segway accident left him with significant brain injuries. According to NBC Connecticut, he was injured while riding a Segway during a demonstration at Southern Connecticut State University in 2009. The brain injury allegedly forced him to drop out of the university and find work as a handyman. A Bridgeport Superior Court jury awarded Ezzo the substantial verdict after determining...
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Shortly after a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stating that the number of children suffering serious head injuries has jumped 62 percent over the last 10 years, there is more news on the student-athlete brain injury front. According to Alabama Live, Timothy Robinson, the Alabama high school football player who suffered a traumatic brain injury making a tackle in 2009, has reached a settlement with the manufacturer of the helmet he was wearing. Robinson was...
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Three years ago, 17-year-old Cody Roszina suffered a brain injury at the Cherokee County YMCA. Last week, his brain injury lawsuit was settled for just under $500,000, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution. The case asserted that the YMCA was negligent in supervising the youth offenders involved in one of their programs, though the organization denies this claim. In spite of settling the lawsuit, the YMCA reportedly admits no guilt in this situation.

Roszina, now 20 and suffering from...
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According to the Atlanta Constitutional Journal, a relatively high profile Georgia brain injury case was filed recently. The plaintiffs in the lawsuit are four inmates at a prison in northwest Georgia, who are seeking damages from the state resulting from injuries inflicted upon them by guards at the correctional facility.

The prisoners who have filed the suit allege that, on August 12, they began to react in protest when through their dormitory window, they witnessed officers...
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During this year’s SEC baseball tournament game between the Florida Gators and Georgia Bulldogs, Florida pitcher Brian Johnson was knocked unconscious in a freak accident when he was hit in the head by a throw from his own catcher. While squatting to avoid the throw to second on a steal, catcher Mike Zunino tripped and the throw struck the back of Johnson’s head. After clutching his head, Johnson collapsed in front of the mound, unconscious. Thankfully, tests conducted at a local hospital showed no fractures, bruises or bleeding. 

Though concussions are a common...
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In handling catastrophic accident cases, our Atlanta brain injury attorneys have seen the devastating effect a TBI can have on a victim and their loved ones. While little can be done to reverse initial brain damage, treatment options are available to those suffering from brain injuries in Atlanta. Surgery, rehabilitation, and physical therapy are often recommended to traumatic brain injury patients, and according to a new study, antidepressants may soon be added to the list of potential TBI...
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