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Atlanta Jury Awards $8M In an Attorney's Brain Injury Case

Atlanta Jury Awards $8M In an Attorney's Brain Injury Case

Atlanta Jury Awards $8M In an Attorney's Brain Injury Case

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A young attorney from Hunton & Williams was awarded $8 million as compensation as an Atlanta jury found that she suffered a traumatic brain injury after being hit by a low-hanging pipe in her firm's Midtown parking garage owned by Development Authority of Fulton County, JPMCC.

On December 10, 2013, the pipe on which the lady hit her head was almost undetectable since it was painted the same color as the garage's walls. She hit her head on the low lying sprinkler pipe as she moved after parking her car in the garage. Though there was no major cognitive impairment, she experienced persistent headaches after the incident. She also suffered severe side-effects from the headache medication prescribed by her doctors, which interfered with her ability to perform her job duties.

The damages include $4.4 million for lost future wages, $2.5 million in non-economic damages, $500,000 for past lost wages, $212,000 for medical expenses. The jury found that the lady was negligent, partly for her injuries. Hence, JPCC was held liable to pay $6.3 million of the $8 million award.

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