Severe burns are painful and debilitating and often cause lifelong physical and emotional wounds. Burn injury victims may require extensive and expensive medical treatment that takes months or even years to complete.
If another party’s negligence or wrongdoing caused your burn injury, you can seek compensation for your damages. The burn injury attorneys at Seattle Injury Law can investigate your accident, identify its causes and liable parties, build your strongest case, and help you recover maximum compensation for your injuries.
To schedule a free consultation with a Seattle injury lawyer, call (800) 928-5486 or connect with us here.
Seattle Injury Law’s Proven Results
When you’ve suffered a serious burn injury, you need a law firm with a proven track record of success. At Seattle Injury Law, our results speak for themselves, and our commitment to personalized, client-focused representation sets us apart. So, why choose us?
- Our attorneys have recovered over $300 million for our clients.
- Every client receives personal attention and a legal strategy customized for the specific facts of their case.
- We aggressively pursue justice and maximum compensation for Seattle burn injury victims.
- There is no fee until we recover compensation for you. We pay all costs upfront to pursue your claim, and you won’t pay a penny until we win.
What a Seattle Burn Injury Attorney Can Do For You
- Having a Seattle burn injury lawyer representing you allows you to focus on your recovery without worrying about the legal complexities of your claim.
- A Seattle burn injury attorney helps level the playing field against big insurance companies that often have top defense attorneys working to defend against your claim.
- Your attorney will be able to investigate your accident to identify all possible causes and potentially liable parties to help ensure maximum compensation for your damages.
- They will know how to handle the unfair tactics insurance companies use to deny or devalue your claim.
- Your attorney can help ensure that all damages are accounted for and accurately valued when determining a fair settlement of your claim.
- Litigation is expensive, but most Seattle burn injury attorneys handle these cases on a contingency fee basis, so you pay nothing unless they recover your compensation.
Compensation For a Seattle Burn Injury
In a successful Seattle burn injury claim, you may be able to recover economic and non-economic damages.
Economic damages include current and future medical costs, lost wages, and other financial losses and expenses.
Non-economic damages are more challenging to quantify but are often more devastating than economic ones. They include pain and suffering, mental and emotional distress, loss of enjoyment of life, scarring and disfigurement, and other intangible losses.
How Most Severe Burn Injuries Happen
Burns can happen in numerous ways. Some of the most common causes of severe burn injuries include:
- Motor vehicle accidents
- Workplace accidents
- Explosions and fires
- Chemical exposures
- Electrocution
- Kitchen accidents
- Defective product accidents
Our Seattle burn injury attorneys and investigators carefully examine the facts of your accident to determine causation and liability to help recover the compensation you need.
Types of Burn Injuries
Types of burns include thermal, chemical, radiation, and electrical.
Burns are classified into four categories: first-degree, second-degree, third-degree, and fourth-degree burns.
First-degree burns are minor and only affect the outer layer of skin. They can be painful, but they usually do not cause permanent damage. A sunburn is an example of a first-degree burn.
Second-degree burns impact the outer and second layers of skin, known as the dermis. They are painful and cause swelling and blistering. They may also cause permanent discoloration or scarring.
Third-degree burns are severe and affect the outer layer, the dermis, and the innermost layer of skin, known as the subcutaneous tissue. These burns can cause the skin to appear charred, leathery, or waxy and can destroy nerve endings.
Fourth-degree burns are the most severe type of burn and are often fatal. They can damage the bones and muscles and are often the result of an electrical burn from contact with a defective electrical device or power lines. In these tragic cases, our Seattle wrongful death lawyers can help.
Let’s Talk About Your Seattle Burn Injury Claim
If you have suffered a severe burn injury caused by another party, you can seek compensation for your damages. However, insurance companies do not usually hand over the full value of your damages without a fight.
You need an experienced Seattle burn injury attorney to recover maximum compensation for your injuries. You need Seattle Injury Law. Our attorneys are skilled and experienced in recovering the full value of our clients’ damages, and we want to help you get the justice and compensation you deserve.
Call (800) 928-5486 or complete the short form on our contact page to schedule a free consultation to discuss your Seattle burn injury claim.