A high-degree burn can be a uniquely painful and potentially life-altering consequence of someone else’s negligence. Whether it stems from a structural fire, a malfunctioning electrical circuit, exposure to caustic chemicals, or any other source, an injury of this nature can be expensive to treat, limit your working and earning capacity, and affect your physical and psychological wellbeing for months or even years afterward—all because someone else was reckless or careless in ways you could do nothing to prevent.
If this sounds like the circumstances that led to you being severely burned recently, you should strongly consider contacting a Tarpon Springs burn injury lawyer from our firm for help. Our catastrophic injury attorneys have extensive experience helping people much like you through situations much like yours, and we can fight tirelessly on your behalf to pursue the financial restitution you deserve.
Various people and, in some cases, organizations could hold civil liability for an accidental burn injury depending on how and where that injury occurred. For example, if you were burned in a house fire stemming from a short in the home’s electrical wiring, civil fault for your injuries may lie with the company responsible for constructing the house, the electrician who actually installed the faulty wiring, the current owner or landlord for the property, or all of those people together.
In this scenario and most others, though, the crucial thing to prove during a burn injury lawsuit is that a specific irresponsible act directly led to you sustaining a burn, and that said act was a violation of a “duty of care” which the at-fault party owed to you. Our Tarpon Springs burn injury attorneys can help you collect important evidence and build a comprehensive claim establishing who is to blame for your accident and what damages you have standing to seek recovery for.
One unique element of burn injury lawsuits in particular is just how much this type of claim can change based on the “degree” of burn someone suffers. To start, first-degree burns—which affect only the outermost layer of skin and do not cause permanent scarring—may not be serious enough to justify a lawsuit even if they stemmed entirely from someone else’s misconduct, since one of the prerequisites for a personal injury claim is an injury severe enough to require professional medical attention.
Second-degree and third-degree burns penetrate progressively deeper through skin layers and, in the latter case, sometimes into muscles, tendons, and other bodily tissues, so they can usually serve as valid grounds for lawsuits if they are caused by a third party’s negligence. That said, specific compensable damages can vary depending on what parts of the body are affected and what permanent effects the injury is likely to have, as a burn injury lawyer from our Tarpon Springs office can explain in more detail.
Even if it seems obvious to you that a specific other person is to blame for your burn injury, actually holding them accountable for their actions can be deceptively difficult. Fortunately, you have help available from experienced legal professionals with a track record of achieving good results from cases of this nature.
A conversation with a Tarpon Springs burn injury lawyer from our team could give you answers to pressing questions and confidence about next steps to take. Call LMD Injury Lawyers today to schedule a consultation.
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