Atlanta Rapper OG Maco Loses Eye in Wreck
Atlanta rapper OG Maco has lost the use of his eye after a car accident, according to Rolling Stone. He first garnered widespread attention for his 2014 hit single “U Guessed It.” The nationally famous performer has kept fans in the loop on his medical recovery since an accident last month. He has reported having surgeries for a broken vertebra, multiple skull fractures, a broken orbital, and plastic surgery to reconstruct his face.
Maco Plans to Recovery, Record New Album
Losing vision and undergoing plastic surgery would be a difficult ordeal for anyone. For a celebrity, it might have special problems attached. If an accident deforms a well-known entertainer’s face, it might have implications for their career. Likewise, anyone who loses an eye may no longer be able to perform important daily tasks that require depth perception, including ones they need to perform for their job. Nonetheless, Billboard reports that OG Maco intends to record and release a new album about a month after his car accident.
Direct vs. Consequential Damages
If different injuries can be more harmful to one person than another, how does this affect car accident lawsuits? That is, how does a court decide how much to award the victim of a car accident when their injury may have been more or less important to another victim? The answer is that the jury can consider the specific situation of the victim and award them damages based on how much their injuries are actually worth.
Georgia law distinguishes between direct damages and consequential damages. Direct damages are the damages that anyone would get for a particular injury. For example, if you had to pay medical bills for an injury that you suffered in a car accident, the cost of these bills would be considered part of your direct damages, since they are an immediate result of the car accident. Consequential damages are the result of the special circumstances of the victim. The consequential damages may not be foreseeable by the person responsible for the injury, but that person can still be liable for these damages. If the injury makes the victim unable to perform their usual work, resulting in a loss of pay, this is a consequential damage.
OG Maco Could Sue for Lost Income
In the case of OG Maco, there could be both direct and consequential damages. Considering the list of surgeries that Maco has publicized, it stands to reason that the cost of his medical bills will be very high. If he were to sue the person responsible, this kind of cost would be part of the direct damages of the injury. On the other hand, it’s also possible that his injury might keep him from going on a lucrative national tour to promote his next album. If Maco could prove that this is the case, he could argue to the jury in a lawsuit how much money the tour would have made him, and ask that they add this amount to the damages. This would be an example of consequential damages.
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If you or someone you know has been injured in a car accident, you need legal assistance. Get in touch with an experienced car accident attorney at Williams Elleby Howard & Easter in Cobb County today to get the compensation you deserve.