Burn Injury Legal Resource
Burn Injury Legal Resource has been established to assist burn survivors and their families with answering any legal questions they may have regarding their loved one’s burn injury.
To assist you with your questions, here are frequently asked legal questions regarding burn injuries:
WHY SHOULD I CALL A BURN INJURY LAWYER?
Burn injuries are devastating and oftentimes life-long. The company or person responsible for a burn injury should be required to pay for these unforeseen expenses and life changing injuries. The available compensation includes the costs associated with its care, pain, suffering, emotional distress, loss of income, as well as damages suffered by a person’s spouse or partner. Treatment of a burn injury is expensive. Not only will the compensation assist with payment of medical expenses to optimize the injured person’s recovery, it will allow them the freedom to pursue other interests even if their injury is disabling. Oftentimes, where the responsible party is held accountable and compensation is awarded, this brings about safety which can limit these tragedies from occurring.
The burn injury lawyer should be experienced with handling burn related cases and understand the challenges associated with a burn injury. These cases are highly specialized and require the employment of sophisticated and experienced experts to determine how and why the tragedy occurred. Typically, a burn injury lawyer will have in place experts they have worked with in other burn related cases. The burn injury lawyer should be willing to pay for the best experts to assist with the preparation of your case.
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO EMPLOY A BURN INJURY LAWYER EARLY ON?
Most important to a determination as to whether a viable claim exists is for an early investigation to be conducted and for evidence material to the claim to be preserved. Sadly, in many situations a family will wait and evidence material as to whether or not a case exists is discarded or lost. Where a serious burn occurs, oftentimes the injured person is in a drug induced coma. It is important that a family member look out for the legal interest of their loved one and employ a burn injury lawyer early on to see that a proper investigation is conducted to answer how and why the incident occurred, who is responsible, and to ensure that the evidence is preserved.
WHAT WILL THIS COST ME?
There should be no cost to you during the initial investigation of the case. In the event that the investigation shows that there is not a viable claim, the investigative cost should not be charged to you. Alternatively, if the investigation shows there is a viable claim, all costs incurred during the case should be paid by the lawyer. These costs will be reimbursed in the event there is a successful resolution of the case either through a settlement or jury award. Payment of the lawyer’s fee is contingent upon the successful resolution of your case.
WHAT HAPPENS IF MY BURN INJURY OCCURRED AT WORK?
If you are injured at work, you are entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. Also, you may be able to seek additional compensation if a third party contributed to or caused your accident. For instance, if you are injured by a defective product on the job, the manufacturer of the product may be liable for the full extent of your injuries and damages. Likewise, if your job-related injury is caused by someone who is not your employer or a fellow employee, you may pursue them for the full extent of your damages. For these reasons it is important to speak with a burn injury lawyer right away if you or a loved one is injured at work.
HOW DO I KNOW IF MY LAWYER IS AN EXPERIENCED BURN INJURY LAWYER?
When employing a burn injury lawyer you should ask how many burn injury cases they have handled and what has been their record of success through settlement and verdict. The lawyer should be able to share with you a list of all burn related cases they have personally handled along with the outcome of each case.
CAN A FAMILY MEMBER START THE LEGAL PROCESS FOR THE SURVIVOR?
Often times the burn survivor, during the acute phase of their injury, is in a drug induced coma. It is important that a family member employ a burn injury lawyer early on to investigate how the tragedy occurred and to preserve evidence which will be material to the case. The burn injury lawyer should agree to conduct the investigation at no expense or cost to the survivor or their family.
DO I HAVE TO BE A CITIZEN TO BE COMPENSATED?
If you suffer a burn injury as a result of someone else’s fault, your legal status is of no consequence. You have the same legal rights as a United States citizen to be compensated for your injuries and damages.
CAN I CONTACT A BURN INJURY LAWYER AND HAVE A FREE CONSULTATION?
Yes, to be referred to a burn injury lawyer please feel free to contact us.
Burn Injury Legal Resource
1-800-222-0712 (Se habla español)