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A wrestling camp lawsuit blames a teenager's brain injuries on improper supervision. Parents with teens participating in summer sports camps may want to take note.

Zach Varghese suffered severe head injuries when another wrestler dropped him on his head at a camp run by Chattanooga Wrestling Camps LLC in June 2012. The lawsuit, filed by Zach's father last month, seeks $600,000 in damages, according to the Chattanooga Times Free Press.

The incident serves as a warning for parents when enrolling their children in summer sports camps and other activities. In case of an injury or accident, is recovery possible? Also, what types of defenses could the sports camp assert?

An Illinois man has won a $5.1 million settlement in a brain injury suit that cited NFL studies about the effects of concussions.

In 2005, 56-year-old Willie Wakefield worked as a heating, ventilation and air-conditioning worker at a construction site in Chicago. As he worked, a pile of lumber fell three stories from a forklift and struck him on the head, reports the Daily Herald.

Following the accident, Wakefield claimed that he'd suffered a concussion that diminished his capacity for memory and learning. To help prove his claim, Wakefield's lawyer turned to the NFL.

Steven Domalewski's life was changed after a Little League game where he was struck by a ball hit hard off a metal bat.

The accident happened in 2006, when Domalewski was 12 years old. Now at age 18 he's only just getting compensation.

The young man's family sued the bat manufacturer, a sporting goods chain, and the Little League organization for the injuries he suffered. The case settled on Wednesday for a sizable amount.

A frat party lawsuit against the University of Idaho has been dismissed, but parents of a woman severely injured at the party have other legal options to pursue.

Amanda Andaverde, then 19, suffered a traumatic brain injury and broken bones when she fell from an upper-story window at a fraternity house during a party in 2009, the Associated Press reports.

The Sigma Alpha Epsilon frat house was off-campus and privately owned. But a lawyer for Andaverde's parents blamed the university for causing the woman's injuries.

Applebee's has settled a lawsuit brought by parents of a Texas boy who suffered brain injuries when an allegedly drunk restaurant patron crashed into their car.

The parents of Abdallah Khader, now 6, sought $10 million from Kansas City, Mo.-based Applebee's in a civil lawsuit, Dallas' KTVT reports. The amount of the settlement was not disclosed.

The Khaders' lawsuit accused workers at a Mansfield, Texas, Applebee's of serving a man 23 drinks in less than two hours, leading him to drive drunk and crash into the Khaders' car. A law firm's investigation was key to the Applebee's settlement, the family's lawyer said.

A Florida pastor's daughter was shot in the head after a gun accidentally went off at church. Twenty-year-old Hannah Kelley was taken to a local hospital in critical condition after the incident.

The gun belonged to a church member named Moises Zambrana. Zambrana brought the weapon to church to show Dustin Bueller. Bueller, 20, had wanted to purchase a gun when he turned 21.

The men were in a closet handling the weapon. Zambrana had taken out the clip. But there was one bullet in the chamber. The gun accidentally fired, going through the closet wall. It struck Kelley in the head, reports the New York Daily News.

A Connecticut man who was severely hurt in a Segway accident has won a $10 million verdict against the Segway scooter company.

Jurors announced their verdict Wednesday in John Ezzo's suit against Segway Inc. The New Hampshire-based company makes unique, two-wheeled personal transporters that riders control while standing and leaning in different directions.

Ezzo, 23, of Norwalk, Conn., suffered a traumatic brain injury in a Segway accident at Southern Connecticut State University in 2009, The Hour reports.

Segway company representatives had set up an obstacle course on campus called the "Segway Challenge," Ezzo's lawyer told The Hour. The "Challenge" was to steer a Segway through the obstacle course while blindfolded. Participants were not provided with helmets, Ezzo's lawyer said.

A recent soccer study has found that "heading" a ball may cause brain damage to some players, reports CBS News.

Researchers found that players who frequently headed balls - more than 1,000 or 1,500 times a year - displayed some abnormalities in MRI scans that appeared similar to brain damage caused by car accidents.

For some players, this may means it may be possible that you could suffer damage to your brain if you head a ball more than a few times a day.

Can the Occupy Oakland veteran-turned-protestor Scott Olsen sue the police? The 24-year-old veteran suffered serious injuries after getting hit in the head by a projectile during a protest last Tuesday night.

His skull was fractured and doctors are optimistic that he will recover. But he has been experiencing increased brain pressure on the lobe that controls a person's ability to speak. Last Friday, he wasn't able to speak, but he could understand words said to him and could write.

Olsen's injuries reinvigorated the protesters in the California city. They also sparked questions about whether or not police used the proper amount of force when dispersing the crowd. 

Olsen could sue the police for causing his injuries. How would he go about it?

Bryan Stow was brutally attacked in a parking lot at Dodgers Stadium in March. From most accounts, the senseless beating was brought on simply because Stow, 42, is a Giants fan.

The crime occurred in a stadium parking lot after an opening game between the Dodgers and the Giants. Stow, a paramedic, was wearing Giants gear.