Learn About Burn Injury Lawsuits and Settlements

A burn injury lawsuit may be filed by someone who has suffered a devastating burn injury at the hands of someone else. Another person’s reckless or negligent behavior can occur in a variety of different ways that ultimately prompt a burn injury lawsuit.

Burn Injury Lawsuit Settlements Will Vary Based on Severity of Damage

As with any type of personal injury legal claim, it can be challenging to make an accurate prediction as to what a burn injury lawsuit settlement will pay.

The injured victim will have many different possible types of compensation, including lost wages, pain and suffering, past and future medical expenses, and other damages directly tied to the accident. There are many different considerations that go into calculating a settlement in a burn injury lawsuit. For many injured victims, an appropriate burn injury lawsuit settlement will help them to avoid the ongoing expenses and uncertainty of litigation.

Some of the factors that may influence the likelihood of a burn injury settlement or the outcome of a trial have to do with where and how the burn injury occurs. The degree of the defendant’s liability can significantly impact what a jury may be willing to award in a burn injury lawsuit. The more severe the burn injury or the more egregious the apparent negligence, the more likely a jury may be to give full compensation to the injured victim.

Compensation for burn injuries often involves payment for physical pain and medical conditions developed as a result of the burn injury in addition to compensation for emotional pain and suffering and scars and disfigurement. A liable defendant has to compensate a plaintiff for the physical pain that the burn caused and may continue to cause in addition to any emotional pain that the disfigured burn victim has sustained and may suffer in the future. The impact of a burn injury can influence a victim’s life for many years.

Even when appropriate medical treatment is administered to the victim as soon as possible after the burn injury has been sustained, the disfigurement and scarring may carry emotional weight for the victim for many years as well. The victim may be uncomfortable appearing in public and will have to cope with the emotional aftermath of this devastating injury. The physical reminder of this injury will be present every time they look at the affected body part.

Personal injury law recognizes that burn injury victims will have to cope with so many different impacts of their injury and should be compensated when those injuries are someone else’s fault. Burn injuries may arise as a result of a vehicle accident, faulty electrical wiring, defective products, exploding and malfunctioning machinery, exposure to chemicals and many other factors may contribute to the severity of a burn injury.

If you have recently suffered catastrophic personal injury and you need to file a burn injury lawsuit, you need the assistance of the experienced attorneys at Bradley Grombacher. Fill out the form on this page to learn more.