If you suffered a serious burn caused by another person’s negligence, H&P Law wants to help you. You can depend on our legal team, which has years of experience fighting for victims of serious burns and debilitating losses.
Hire a Spring Valley burn injury lawyer capable of getting results. Let us prove who is at fault, what your losses are, and what they should pay you. Request a free consultation with a Spring Valley personal injury lawyer. We have over 60 years of combined experience.
Types of Burns and How They Happen
Our personal injury law firm handles a variety of negligence-related accidents that result in burns. We take on cases where another person’s negligence causes you to suffer needlessly. Some examples of the types of burn injuries we handle include:
- Thermal burn accidents: Burns caused by fire and heat often create significant damage to the skin, leading to nerve and muscle loss, incredible pain, and disfigurement. We handle thermal burn cases such as car or truck accidents, workplace fires, premises liability cases, and others resulting in thermal burns.
- Electrical burn accidents: Electrical burns are some of the most devastating because they cause internal organ and subdermal damage. They happen as a result of faulty machinery or exposed wiring, often as a result of product liability, premises liability, or workplace accidents.
- Chemical burn accidents: Chemical burns occur when a toxic chemical damages the skin and tissues. Chemical burns often occur in cases of defective products or workplace accidents.
- Friction burn accidents: Friction burns, like road rash, happen when something drags across the skin. This can happen as a result of pedestrian accidents, motorcycle accidents, and car accidents involving ejection. Friction burns cause debilitating pain and infections.
Many people seek legal guidance after undergoing multiple medical procedures and missing significant time from work and daily activities. They face an ongoing battle to try and recover from the impact of these accidents, and most also have to overcome intense mental health trauma along with it. Let our team guide you in seeking full compensation.
How to Prove Burn Injuries are the Result of Negligence
To seek compensation for your burn injury losses, we must demonstrate negligence. That means we have to show, with evidence, that another person, company, or entity is at fault for your accident and injuries because all four of the following elements apply:
- Duty of care: The party owed you a responsibility to create a safe environment. Premises liability claims may mean the property owner takes steps to ensure safety. In car accidents, every driver promises to operate safely by getting behind the wheel.
- Breach of duty of care: In some way, the defendant failed to meet that duty of care. This may be by not adhering to OSHA rules, failing to monitor roadways for pedestrians, or producing inferior products.
- Causation: To seek compensation, we must demonstrate the accident is the direct result of the breach of duty of care. You would not have these injuries and losses if it were not for that breach of duty of care.
- Losses: You suffered losses directly from the accident. This includes financial losses, such as your medical bills and lost wages, as well as pain and suffering.
With the guidance of our experienced Spring Valley burn injury attorney, we will prove each one of these elements applies to your situation. We then use that information to build a strong case for you, making sure the insurance company takes you seriously. Set up a free consultation. You deserve answers as to why this happened to you.
Why Legal Guidance is Critical for Burn Victims
The complications that stem from burn injuries are often life-changing. They may impact your overall well-being and cause you to spend years working through the pain. These claims should be maximized to give you the best chance at recovery. If you have any of the following complications, let us handle the insurance company for you:
- Significant disfigurement from burn scars and treatments
- Amputations of limbs or digits
- Loss of vision, hearing, or other senses
- Significant nerve damage often resulting in chronic pain development
- Loss of mobility
- Loss of ability to work and enjoy life as you desire
- Need for ongoing medical support
- Complications from infections
- Mental health complications including post-traumatic stress disorder and depression
Our goal is to recover every dollar we can to make sure the insurance company treats you fairly. Before you agree to settle your case, speak to us about what it is really worth. The insurance company will never treat you fairly under the law, but you can expect H&P Law to fight fiercely for you.
What You Can Recover in a Burn Injury Case
Proving someone else was responsible for your injuries and losses is a critical step. The next is to allow our legal team to prove the value of your losses. Every case differs, but in our vast experience, we seek compensation such as the following in burn cases:
- All medical expenses from the accident and through recovery
- Ongoing and permanent injuries and losses, including disfigurement
- Lost wages and employment benefits
- Loss of enjoyment of life
- Loss of consortium for damage to relationships
- Pain and suffering
- Onset of mental health complications such as stress, anxiety, and depression
Under Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) § 11.190, victims of burn injuries stemming from personal injury matters have two full years from the date of the accident to seek compensation from the at-fault party. We will seek the maximum settlement and then pursue financial compensation in a lawsuit if the insurance company is unfair to you. Do not hesitate to get immediate help.
Request a Free Consultation from Our Burn Injury Attorney in Spring Valley Today
H&P Law recognizes how devastating and terrifying your accident is. You have every right to be angry and worried.
Let our burn injury lawyer in Spring Valley fight for you. We advocate for victims. With a long history of success, including the recovery of millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts, we are confident we can help you. Request a free consultation.
