Sample article · Reported Georgia case · 2025 verdict
After a child's brain injury, lawyers make the case for future care
A reported 2025 DeKalb County verdict shows why a serious injury case needs evidence about the life still ahead.
The case put a child's future in front of a jury
In November 2025, a DeKalb County jury heard the case of a child who suffered a traumatic brain injury after a 2023 collision with a tow truck while bicycling. The family had lawyers at trial, and the damages phase included a life-care-planning witness. Their job was to help the jury see beyond the collision itself and consider the support a child may need as life keeps moving.
The jury assessed total damages of $29.5 million. It assigned 45% of fault to the tow-truck driver and company, 45% to the child’s mother and 10% to the child. Applying the defendants’ 45% share produces $13.275 million.
Future care was part of the fight
The family's lawyers argued that the brain injury could require lifelong care. The defense argued that the child could make a significant recovery. Those sharply different positions show what was at stake: a serious injury case can turn on the evidence that explains a person's future, not just the harm visible on the first day.
For a family facing that kind of uncertainty, experienced legal help matters because someone has to build the full story. That means identifying responsibility, gathering the right evidence and making sure future care, work and daily life are part of the conversation. The goal is not simply to put a number on a loss. It is to give a family a clear path to be heard when the consequences of an injury may last for years.
