A severe burn is one of the most excruciating injuries a person can suffer. A burn injury can leave someone disfigured and permanently disabled.
At CaseyGerry, our San Diego burn injury lawyers understand that burn injuries can be traumatic and devastating, often leading to lifelong impacts for victims. If you have been burned in an accident caused by someone else, you do not have to face the legal recovery process alone.
Each year, hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. suffer burns that require medical treatment. Sadly, many of those injuries were preventable and happened because of someone else’s negligent or careless behavior.
There are many ways that negligence can lead to burn injuries and other damages. These include:
If that happened to you, we can help. Our San Diego attorneys have handled many burn injury cases and have the resources and skills to get you the result you deserve.
Burn injuries and severe property damage are often caused by dangerous and defective products. Examples include electrical products, acids, solvents, and flammable items as well as lithium ion batteries and consumer products containing those batteries.
While they may be environmentally responsible, electric cars frequently catch fire resulting in burn injuries. Electric cars have been known to catch fire upon impact and sometimes later after an accident has already occurred. Like electric scooters and eBikes, electric cars also sometimes spontaneously catch fire while charging.
Other dangerous products that regularly cause burn injuries include space heaters, clothes dryers, e-cigarettes and vapes, hoverboards, and computer equipment. Manufacturers and sellers of consumer products have a duty to ensure that their products are safe, to warn consumers of any known potential dangers, and to provide adequate instructions for the safe use of their products.
Burn injuries generally fall into one of three categories based on injury severity.
Let a San Diego attorney help you determine who is liable for your burn injury.
Burn injuries can have severe consequences, such as loss of feeling and other senses, chronic pain, disability, and physical scarring. Those who have suffered extreme burns are often required to undergo multiple surgeries and procedures, such as skin grafting. Burn victims are also at a heightened risk of developing infections.
If someone’s negligent or reckless conduct caused your burn injuries, you may have a personal injury claim for medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, and more. If your injuries are permanent and debilitating, you may be entitled to compensation for lost future earnings, future medical expenses, and loss of enjoyment of life.
If the defendant’s conduct that led to your injuries was egregious, intentional, or otherwise malicious, you might also be awarded punitive damages. Family members who have lost loved ones due to fatal burn injuries may pursue compensation for their losses under a wrongful death claim.
We know that burn injuries can have devastating and long-term consequences. Personal injury attorneys at CaseyGerry are compassionate legal advocates who have experience representing clients in burn injury cases.
Our attorneys will let you go through the physical and emotional healing process while they seek justice for you and your family. They will pursue all parties responsible for your injuries, and they will fight to secure the compensation that you deserve. Call to work with a San Diego burn injury lawyer.
