Philadelphia Burn Injury Lawyer

The burn injury lawyers at Grungo Law understand the devastating toll serious burns take on injury victims and their families. Few injuries are as painful and destructive as burns. When an injury victim learns that the burns were preventable and only occurred because of someone else’s careless, reckless, or wrongful actions, it adds further distress.

If you or a close family member suffered serious burn injuries in Philadelphia and someone else is at fault, you don’t have to bear the brunt of the financial losses as well as the painful recovery process. Instead, call the Philadelphia injury lawyers at Grungo Law for experienced legal counsel in your burn injury claim against the negligent party.

Why Choose Grungo Law’s Burn Injury Attorneys in Philadelphia?

Grungo Law has a long history of achieving exceptional results for our injured clients, including those who’ve suffered severe burns. We offer the following advantages to your Philadelphia burn injury compensation claim:

• A free case consultation and contingency-based payment so you pay us nothing for our legal services until after we recover your compensation 
• A results-oriented approach that combines the latest cutting-edge technology and classic injury victim advocacy
• A deep commitment to safeguarding an injury victim’s rights against powerful insurance companies that protect their profits at the expense of paying out fair compensation on valid claims
• A founding attorney who is a board-certified trial lawyer, a distinction claimed by only about 2.5% of his legal peers
• Access to the best medical experts and an entire legal staff working to ensure your claim includes compelling evidence

Our firm’s history of recovering millions for our clients puts a powerful voice for justice behind your Philadelphia burn injury case.

What Are the Common Causes of Burn Injuries In Most Personal Injury Claims?

Not all injuries are eligible for compensation through a personal injury claim, but when someone else’s actions or negligence causes the injury, the responsible party is liable for the damages—typically paid through the appropriate insurance policy. Common causes of burn injuries in Philadelphia burn injury claims include the following:

• Workplace explosions, fires, electrocutions, and chemical exposures
• Car accidents
• Commercial truck accidents
• Defective products
• Apartment fires

If a burn injury was preventable if only another person or business had taken reasonable care, the burn injury victim doesn’t have to be left responsible for the financial consequences as well as the terrible physical effects of the injuries.

Understanding Burn Injury Classification

Burns are not only excruciating, but they also leave the burn victim with scars and disfigurement, making it difficult or impossible for the injury victim to resume their life as it was before their accident.

Doctors measure burn severity by the penetration depth of the damage, using the following system of degrees:

• First-degree burns are the mildest type of burn injury and affect only the outer layer of skin
• Second-degree burns penetrate below the skin’s surface layer and damage the dermis layer of the skin
• Third-degree burns extend through all of the skin’s layers
• Fourth-degree burns penetrate below the skin and damage the underlying muscles, tendons, ligaments, and nerves—sometimes also burning bones

Third and fourth-degree burn victims may not feel pain in their worst burns due to the destruction of the nerves below the skin. Severe burn injury victims, such as those who suffer burns in explosions, car accidents, or structure fires, often experience a range of burns at different degrees on various parts of their bodies.

Proving Liability In Burn Injury Cases In Philadelphia

Personal injury law centers on the premise that all people owe a duty of reasonable care to those in our orbit to avoid causing them injuries—like the duty to follow traffic laws while driving. Some entities have different liability standards, such as a manufacturer’s duty to design, manufacture, and market safe products or a doctor’s duty to treat patients at the standard of care accepted by the medical community. In most burn injury cases, proving liability requires showing evidence of the following:

• The at-fault party owed a duty of care to the injury victim
• They breached their duty through negligence (careless, reckless, or intentionally wrongful actions)
• The breach of duty directly caused the burn injuries
• The injury victim suffered economic and noneconomic damages from the injury

Common liable parties in burn injury claims include negligent drivers, trucking companies, employers, contractors, property owners, and the manufacturers of defective products.

What Damages Can I Recover In a Burn Injury Claim?

Burn injury victims suffer long-term adverse consequences, including long recovery times, surgeries, reconstructive medical procedures, and physical therapy. Common damages claimed in Philadelphia burn injury cases include the following:

• Medical expenses
• Future medical costs
• Lost wages
• Future income loss
• Out of pocket expenses
• Compensation for pain and suffering
• Compensation for scarring and disfigurement

Depending on the circumstances of the injuries, a burn injury victim could recover compensation for additional damages such as loss of limb, the loss of one of the senses, PTSD, anxiety, depression, or loss of enjoyment of life. If a loved one died from fatal burn injuries, a wrongful death lawyer in Philadelphia can help close family members recover compensation for their financial losses and emotional anguish.

What Is the Process of a Burn Injury Claim In Philadelphia?

Making a claim for damages typically requires filing a claim against an at-fault party’s insurance, such as premises liability insurance after an apartment building fire or auto insurance after a car accident. After hiring an experienced Philadelphia burn injury lawyer from Grungo Law, you can expect a process similar to the following:

• Your attorney investigates all aspects of the injury to identify the negligence that caused the burns
• The attorney documents compelling evidence of the at-fault party’s liability, while the insurance adjuster also investigates on their side
• Your burn injury lawyer carefully calculates your damages by totalling your medical bills and lost wages
• The attorney consults with medical experts to determine the costs of your future medical care and the severity of the pain you’re likely to experience until reaching maximum medical improvement
• Your attorney negotiates with the insurance company to reach an ample settlement

Over 90% of burn injury claims end with a settlement; however, your lawyer will prepare all evidence as though for court so they’re trial-ready should your case require litigation. Although a court case takes longer than reaching a settlement agreement, juries are often sympathetic to injury victims and deliver large awards for damages.

Call the Philadelphia Burn Injury Attorneys at Grungo Law

No one should have to add the stress of a complex legal process while also recovering from painful burns and dealing with medical procedures. Instead, call the burn injury lawyers at Grungo Law today so we can navigate your claim with the best possible chances of favorable results.